as in capitol
the building in which a state legislature meets a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session

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Recent Examples of statehouse Across seven states and Puerto Rico, there are 16 AI regulation bills introduced last year still pending legislative approval, and more than a dozen new regulatory proposals introduced in statehouses across the country in 2025. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 May 2025 Outside the Arizona statehouse, a social media video showed protesters jeering at and then skirmishing with a masked man Saturday, who eventually pulled out a handgun, causing the crowd to scatter. Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Since 2018, this series has helped many patients and readers get their medical bills reduced, and it has been cited in statehouses, at the U.S. Capitol, and at the White House. Arielle Zionts, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025 Diversity and equity initiatives are increasingly under attack in statehouses, schools, and corporations across the country. Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • In roughly 1899, construction for the capitol building began.
    Keelin Fisher, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2025
  • In their graduation gowns, many University of Wisconsin students pose for pictures on the capitol steps.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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