State Department
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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State Department confirmed the officials were scheduled to visit Brazil to discuss election integrity, religious freedom and freedom of expression, calling any suggestion the trip was intended to undermine Brazil’s democracy “a baseless lie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
State Department gives Zacatecas its highest risk advisory rating — Level 4, meaning “Do Not Travel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Min Zin, who heads a Myanmar-focused think tank and is a Berkeley Ph.D. candidate, was held upon arrival at the airport on suspicion of espionage—charges his think tank and the State Department both dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The State Department did not answer when asked whether it had sought waivers for the grants to high-income countries.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Two weeks later, Everett Alvarez, James Stockdale, and hundreds of former POWs sat in an auditorium at the State Department.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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