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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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"It's just been one disappointment after another," the 69-year-old told AFP, having ventured with some 70 others to the nation's capitol to meet with congressional representatives.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Virginia is bordered by the liberal-leaning Washington, DC to the north where many residents work in the nation's capitol or for the federal government.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

At the Louisiana state capitol on Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Jeff Landry used his weekly press conference to address a topic of grave importance.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

In August, she posed for a group photograph at the state capitol with Emma Heming Willis and other FTD advocates who traveled to Sacramento to meet with state lawmakers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

An estimated 25,000 demonstrators fill the street in front of the Alabama state capitol, March 25, 1965.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman



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