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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

Power over housing development that was long in the hands of city halls has gradually shifted toward the state capitol, rattling some locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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

Virginia is bordered by the liberal-leaning Washington, DC to the north where many residents work in the nation's capitol or for the federal government.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

As the day passed, cars and buses kept stopping alongside the moving procession, discharging new marchers who had flocked to Montgomery to walk the last few miles to the capitol.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman



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