the Capitol

noun

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

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Other costs included paying for temporary staff brought on to keep the Capitol running while lawmakers were in town. Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 In the past week, the Reflecting Pool, usually a backdrop to selfies and the Capitol’s dramas, has shifted to the foreground. Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 Cassidy then returned to the Capitol to vote against a separate but nearly identical war powers resolution. Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 As of Wednesday, tickets for the Capitol Corridor on San Francisco Pride weekend cost $27 each direction. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 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 26 Jun. 2026.

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