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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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In Illinois, Nelson said he’s organized meetings with farmers across the state and brought growers to the state capitol to discuss their concerns with lawmakers, but it has been difficult to gain traction, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"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

“Who is Salmon Chase?” he said, invoking the 19th-century chief justice of the Supreme Court, an Ohioan with a statue at the state capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Advocates and community groups delivered that petition to the governor's office at the Tennessee capitol on Monday, but Gov Lee announced the following day that Carruthers' execution would go forward as planned.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

They were spread out in a three-hundred-degree panorama, spilling out from the capitol, enveloping us with their enthusiasm.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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