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emissary

[em-uh-ser-ee] / ˈɛm əˌsɛr i /


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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

"The emissary, Félix Plasencia, would be the first representative of the country's ruling political movement, known as chavismo, to visit the American capital in an official capacity in years," the newspaper wrote.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The woman in the snow was the emissary of a dispossessed tribe.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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