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embassy

[em-buh-see] / ˈɛm bə si /
NOUN
residence, offices of overseas representatives
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India's foreign ministry summoned the deputy head of the US embassy in Delhi to lodge an official protest.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But when he arrived for his appointment, staff told him that because he wasn't a Jordanian citizen, that embassy could not give him a visa.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

So Adnan travelled to neighbouring Jordan to try to get a visa at the US embassy there.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But Iran's embassy to Turkey said a "large" number of managerial and executive staff and others had been denied visas, prompting a furious response.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“She disappeared in Poland, just as Hitler attacked. The American embassy is fairly certain she was killed. But there was never a funeral.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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