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as in legation
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Recent Examples of deputation
An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
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Advertisement Krager wrote that Pelosi was honored to travel with the delegation, many of whom had family members who fought in World War II — including her uncle, Johnny.Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Roger Harris, president of Padgett Business Services, a financial services firm, explains that updates are required when an owner’s address, name, or legal status changes, or when operational shifts or new delegations of authority are implemented.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Fortuitously, that morning, a random telephone call got through to the embassy from the U.S. legation in Berne.Sam Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015
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At issue are the diplomats who arrived from the Republic of Texas, the then-independent nation, to Washington, a then-foreign capital, in the mid-1800s to establish a legation – an outpost along the lines of an embassy – that ultimately helped secure Texas' annexation by the U.S.Tom Benning, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2020
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Initial reports of the crash came from the sheriff’s office, which in a Facebook post said the crash closed parts of Highway 19.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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The employee turned out to be John Fisher, who was running the Nashville office of Melodyland in the same compound.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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These missionaries are a destabilizing influence in a territory dominated by another version of Christianity, established and spread by the colonizing Belgians, that emphasizes the supremacy of a white Jesus.Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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But Native numbers began to decline with the arrival of Spanish missionaries, who brought diseases for which Natives had no immunity, including smallpox, malaria and diphtheria.CalMatters, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Executives at the company shared the key benefits like enhanced approval rates where AI can augment authorization messages with real-time data, reducing errors and optimizing transaction routing.Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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That is why that this first denial of authorization will start a policy for any boat carrying arms to Israel that wants to dock at a Spanish port.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the 1960s, Gordon Bunshaft, the high-modernist apostle of SOM, designed an austere wing and enclosed an open courtyard that got little use or affection during Buffalo’s long, hard winters.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
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The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Their efforts have not been without results, with Blue states and major city governments over time weakening these requirements and reducing resources for job placement.Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Your licensed provider can talk to you about the frequency and placement of treatment, but it’s typically recommended every 12-weeks and is given in the neck and forehead with patients reporting consistent relief within four to six weeks.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 Dec. 2024
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The vice consul’s story also intersects with two flashpoints in Iranian-American relations: a 1953 coup backed by the CIA and the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Also making their company debuts are Korean baritone Kidon Choi as U.S. Embassy consul Sharpless and American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Doche as Suzuki, Cio-Cio San’s faithful maid.Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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