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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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He’s also attended protests and other events focused on housing at the state capitol building.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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

In 1984, the state acquired Telephone Hill to expand its neighboring capitol complex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 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

The real “elite,” the “big shots,” the “voices of the race,” were the waiters at the Lansing Country Club and the shoeshine boys at the state capitol.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey



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