persona non grata
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The site also quotes her as saying she had been told she was persona non grata in Uganda.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Choi becoming persona non grata for pot hardly seemed fair in light of that horrifying revelation.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
She said her husband has become persona non grata — “canceled,” in her words — and that the allegations will continue to cast a shade over his career “even if he’s exonerated.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Iran’s ambassador, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, is refusing to leave Beirut despite Lebanon’s foreign ministry declaring him persona non grata.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
“I am become persona non grata in that quarter. I am no wise welcome in the stateroom imperial.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
