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[kap] / kæp /




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This, in turn, helps cap the upside in Treasury yields, the chief rates strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Signers would cap international undergraduates at 15%, require the SAT or ACT and freeze tuition for five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Winstone, 69, who was born in east London and is famous for his Cockney accent, walked the high street of Cowbridge wearing military medals and a flat cap in character as Sharp.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Apple now has a market cap of just over $5 trillion, making it the second most valuable company in the U.S. after Nvidia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Nim called, running to the hut for a Troppo Tourists cap.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Men can contribute to babies well into their 80s—yes, sperm quality declines but not that much—while the ability to get pregnant is pretty much capped at age 45.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The number of flights, currently capped at 480,000 a year, could go up to 720,000 - or nearly 2,000 a day on average, if a third runway is built.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Allen then directed an 80-yard drive that he capped with a one-yard sneak, and his two-point conversion pass to tight end Dalton Kincaid gave the Bills a 27-20 lead with 11:28 left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Debit-card fees have been capped since 2011 under an amendment added to the landmark Dodd-Frank Act, despite heated opposition from those parties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Leaving the campus, he walked past the Geophysical Institute, a tall glass-and-concrete building capped with a large satellite dish.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

For a small number of Medicare Advantage plans, insurers are capping enrollment—which means that once a certain number of people sign up for it, the plan is no longer available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

Many thought he’d exit at the end of Season 50, neatly capping an epic TV run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

She was player of the match as they beat newly promoted Birmingham City 3-1, capping off her milestone appearance in the perfect way.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But the infuriated Strauss dismissed Lawrence’s plea of illness and delivered a vicious tongue-lashing, capping it bluntly with an accusation of cowardice.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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