capping
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Under pressure from powerful critics, elite universities have begun to make changes such as adopting statements of institutional neutrality, capping grade inflation, promising to protect open inquiry and establishing civics centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Rayner said she was "capping and then scrapping" ground rents, indicating she may try to go further than a cap.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Many thought he’d exit at the end of Season 50, neatly capping an epic TV run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Leaders are instead pursuing measures such as capping cruise ship arrivals and restricting hotel construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
New Guinea is mountainous and extremely rugged, rising to 16,500 feet and with glaciers capping the highest peaks, while Australia is mostly low and flat—94 percent of its area lies below 2,000 feet of elevation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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