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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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The February 5 rallies were held at state capitols and other key locations nationwide, with large demonstrations in cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Some of the January 6 defendants had included a restriction on visiting the capitol as part of their sentences, and the DOJ requested that those requirements be removed.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
The swastika is visible above a window near the top of the building about 10 blocks east of the state capitol and across the street from a city recreation center.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
That parking lot enjoys the best view in downtown with sunsets over the state capitol building all winter long.
—John Q. Gale, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Some of the January 6 defendants had included a restriction on visiting the capitol as part of their sentences, and the DOJ requested that those requirements be removed.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
The swastika is visible above a window near the top of the building about 10 blocks east of the state capitol and across the street from a city recreation center.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
That parking lot enjoys the best view in downtown with sunsets over the state capitol building all winter long.
—John Q. Gale, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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