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Washington

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


NOUN
Uncle Sam
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So picture this: July 4, 2026, Washington, D.C.:

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Sir Olly had been the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office for two weeks when it was announced Mandelson had been picked for the Washington role.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Speaking at a conference organized by the media outlet Semafor, Lutnick also harshly criticized Canada’s approach to the trade talks with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Washington knows what is driving up prices and which policies are making filing more burdensome, costly, and time-consuming.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Ten minutes later we are staring at a list of twenty-three names with addresses, seventeen in Baltimore and six in Washington.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse