the Beltway
noun
: the political and social world of Washington, D.C.
politics inside the Beltway
Her influence extends beyond the Beltway.
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The non-traditional journalist might have been from outside the Beltway, but Drudge was a journalist who had held Clinton accountable.
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Megan Schrader, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Mass layoffs in the Beltway could force some residents to put their homes up for sale at depressed values, denting the real estate market.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have outraged the Beltway by dismissing top generals, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
His administration has brought attention to excessive spending—largely unfamiliar to those outside the Beltway—on woke, anti-American, or wasteful government programs at USAID, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Education thus far.
—Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
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Megan Schrader, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Mass layoffs in the Beltway could force some residents to put their homes up for sale at depressed values, denting the real estate market.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have outraged the Beltway by dismissing top generals, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
His administration has brought attention to excessive spending—largely unfamiliar to those outside the Beltway—on woke, anti-American, or wasteful government programs at USAID, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Education thus far.
—Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
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“The Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Beltway. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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