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Washington

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


NOUN
Uncle Sam
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In his August 2025 judgement, the New York judge found that "all the Court can conclude" from the video is that Bayoumi "visited Washington DC and that he filmed the city".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

In summer 1999, Bayoumi filmed the United States Capitol in Washington DC from different angles, noting a "plan", and turning the camera on himself to deliver a reporter-style commentary.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Groups of flying lights twice appeared near Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Arkansas doesn’t require front license plates, so the number of cars from far-flung origins like Washington, Montana, and Ontario stick out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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