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Washington

[wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-] / ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ- /


NOUN
Uncle Sam
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SpaceX makes up at least a midteens percentage of the endowment of Washington University in St. Louis, said a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Kenya's health minister has insisted the facility will be for Kenyans as well as Americans, and Washington has pledged $13.5 million to Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Its leadership wants at least two things from the negotiations with Washington as a priority.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Ms. W.” is what I’d started to call Ms. Washington in my head, but never to her face, after a couple of weeks in that classroom.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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