the Capitol

noun

: the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.

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In 2021, soon after the insurrection at the Capitol, Trump hired Coale to file a class-action lawsuit against Facebook and other social media companies for their decisions to ban Trump from their platforms. Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 Wise had already entered the Capitol through a door that was forced open, exiting about 10 minutes later through a broken window, according to charging documents. Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025 When Vance left the Capitol, Indiana State Police officers shut the doors of the shacks, Kelly tweeted, though some reporters captured short video clips of Vance leaving. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 The State Patrol, the agency that oversees the Capitol Security Division, is also hiring a third party to investigate the incident. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Capitol

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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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