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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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"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

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

Six people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya's capitol, Nairobi, according to a local official.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2025

That does not mean our state capitol is lacking for some serious hardball.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2025

“It’s got to be the greatest thing,” he said, “to work in the West Virginia capitol every day.”

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant



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