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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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It was like being “dropped into somewhere completely alien,” said Vander Veen, who finished the race at the steps of the California state capitol in Sacramento.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

On April 4, 2022, Lindell headlined a “Colorado Truth Rally” on the steps of the state capitol in Denver.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Army’s 250th birthday, as well as President Trump’s 79th birthday with an unprecedented military parade in the nation’s capitol.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

The motorcade then stopped at the Georgia state capitol building for a moment of silence led by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

Then tomorrow—after the Reverend Young would have connected Ob to May and everything was finally set right—tomorrow we were supposed to drive to the capitol.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant



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