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embassy

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as in legation

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Recent Examples of embassy At least eight hospitals, the headquarters of the Venezuelan Red Cross, and the French embassy were among buildings reported to have been badly damaged. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Foreign Ministries that still treat social media as a press office afterthought, something handled by a junior staffer posting embassy photos, are leaving real influence on the table. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The embassy has reported six citizens hospitalized with injuries from jet ski accidents in the country since August 2024. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said its embassy in France, which is also responsible for Monaco, was in touch with local authorities. — Philippe Magoni, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for embassy

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Her husband, King Gojong, subsequently sought refuge in the Russian legation and later proclaimed the Great Korean (Dae Han) Empire in 1897 in a symbolic assertion of sovereignty that failed to halt Japan’s advance.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
King Gojong, seeking to maintain Korean sovereignty, had fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896 following the assassination of Queen Min by Japanese agents the previous year.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026

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Their 10-day mission around the moon and back to Earth began with the roaring ignition of SLS's four RS-25 engines and two massive solid rocket boosters (SRBs).

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 July 2026
The video explores how robotic missions, lunar resources, nuclear power, and advanced spacecraft systems are laying the foundation for future human missions.

— Paid Content by Lockheed Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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