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Washington

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


NOUN
Uncle Sam
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In the space of one week, Washington, Wall Street and the Federal Reserve each handled bills they received the same way.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Russia warned Wednesday against "false" information as reports emerged of a second suspected case of plague in Siberia, with Washington and Brussels calling for transparency and neighbouring Mongolia tightening health surveillance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

On Tuesday, Gutiérrez will square off against the Federal Communications Commission in federal court in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

According to The Washington Post, external, he was senior executive in the agency's Directorate of Science and Technology, which develops high-tech spy tools.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He pointed at me sprawled out on Washington Street and doubled over laughing, slapping his knee like I was the funniest thing he’d ever seen.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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