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the building in which a state legislature meets
the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session
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Shaking California’s Capitol In Sacramento, Lee trained his pen at corruption inside California’s capitol as chief investigative reporter at the Sacramento Union.
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Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
These buildings were also once the location of one of Kansas’ early territorial capitols.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Gil Duran explains how tech giants set their sights on the nation's capitol
Trump buys Tesla at White House south lawn: Rising debates
Stand with Thomas Massie!
—The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
The headquarters of Abbott’s political operation is on the third floor of a nondescript building a few blocks from the capitol, in Austin.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
These buildings were also once the location of one of Kansas’ early territorial capitols.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Gil Duran explains how tech giants set their sights on the nation's capitol
Trump buys Tesla at White House south lawn: Rising debates
Stand with Thomas Massie!
—The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
The headquarters of Abbott’s political operation is on the third floor of a nondescript building a few blocks from the capitol, in Austin.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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