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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/06/12/opinion-seattles-world-cup-plans-reach-the-waterfront-why-not-the-south-end</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A promotional poster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle hangs in a Capitol Hill storefront window.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A "Seattle beacon," or "SEA beacon," part of Seattle's promotion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is displayed in the window of a Capitol Hill business. South Seattle business advocates say similar promotional materials have largely been absent from storefronts in the South End.]]></image:caption>
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