the Capitol

noun

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

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Dan Wilson was sentenced in 2024 to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for his actions related to the Capitol attack. Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025 Several Epstein survivors will be outside the Capitol on Tuesday for a news conference. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 The other line ran along Folsom Boulevard toward the Capitol and included the stop where Drew would be killed. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Throughout 2019, a group of women came to the Capitol each week to protest, seeking Byrd’s ouster. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.

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