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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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The Minnesota Democrat has steadily been racking up endorsements from a handful of state party delegations and state party leaders across the country.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Why Is Karen Bass Under Scrutiny—including From Fire Chief Crowley? Bass has faced criticism for being in Ghana with a delegation sent by President Joe Biden to attend the country’s presidential inauguration when the fires broke out.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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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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The three presidents in office before Trump's first term had more than 200 nominees confirmed within their first 200 days in office.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Now Trump is reportedly planning to shrink Bears Ears once again, possibly during his first week in office.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Around that same time, Priscilla Baltimore and Bishop William Paul Quinn, an African Methodist Episcopal missionary, established the town’s AME church, which along with a Baptist church and a number of homes, served as stops in the Underground Railroad.Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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But the two young missionaries are then forced to prove their faith by becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse with Reed.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Freeze your credit: A credit freeze prevents anyone from opening new credit accounts in your name without your authorization, reducing the risk of identity theft.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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That includes a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, and an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization.Aris Folley, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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The other day, The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander — an analytics apostle if ever there was one — got talking with a data denier in a pub.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Taken together, these apostles display impressive credentials.Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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Just three offensive linemen from Nebraska were drafted to the NFL in the past seven years, a placement rate that hurts the Huskers.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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These professionals make decisions about advertisement placement and also track performance data to recommend adjustments to their clients.Terina Allen, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Kate Leonard, the honorary consul of Japan in San Diego, encouraged me to apply after reading my Mother’s Day opinion essay in The San Diego Union-Tribune.Eva Kurima, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found 500 current and former honorary consuls had been accused of crimes or embroiled in controversy.Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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