the Capitol

noun

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

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Babbitt's estate filed the wrongful death lawsuit last year, alleging that the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot her failed to deescalate the situation and did not give her any warnings or commands before firing his gun. Sonam Sheth gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025 Trump is expected to attend the House Republicans’ conference meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday to shore up support for the bill. Nik Popli, Time, 19 May 2025 Four years ago, there was a wave of people storming the Capitol. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 18 May 2025 His solution appears to be to relieve a chunk of those who do business at the Capitol of their dough and send it directly to a fellow Hamden Democrat running for mayor. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 17 May 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 23 May. 2025.

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