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emissary

[em-uh-ser-ee] / ˈɛm əˌsɛr i /


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Instead, US envoy Steve Witkoff headed to Switzerland to get the talks back on track, American media outlets reported, with fellow Trump emissary Jared Kushner also expected there.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

Reuters reported that it too heard that the U.S. president’s trade emissary expressed hostility toward free commerce while in the Mexican capital.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Bini — already stadium-sized superstars in Asia — is the latest emissary in Coachella’s reach for new sounds from around the globe.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s former fellow real-estate tycoon, now his chief emissary to crises around the world, suggested as much in an interview on Fox News over the weekend.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Obviously, the emissary had already moved on to other business, but it would be rude for Tree-ear to leave before he had been dismissed.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

Before the war started, he sent his usual duo of diplomatic emissaries, son-in-law Jared Kushner and fellow real-estate tycoon Steve Witkoff, both of whom knew nothing about Iran or nuclear-weapons technology.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an "in-person conversation" with Iranian representatives, but Iranian state media said that direct negotiations were not in the cards.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

They’ve become emissaries for the neighborhood within the music industry, performing at last year’s Grammys just weeks after the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

After the kidnapping, emissaries representing Dubai’s ruling family met Malian officials and intermediaries at a Bamako Radisson, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

We march into the amphitheater to the applause of family, students, city officials, the Emperor’s emissaries, and an honor guard of nearly two hundred legionnaires.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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