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capital

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /




NOUN
uppercase written symbol
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lowercase lowercase letter
WEAK


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More capital came from taxpayer-funded development agencies such as the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Authorities are providing AI care devices -- some designed to detect signs of lonely deaths -- to seniors living alone, including in districts of Seoul and in Yongin, south of the capital.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Those words will have been of little comfort to Artan, who touched down back in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday after seeing his World Cup dream die.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Mexican capital joins Guadalajara as the only cities to host games during three editions of the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The headline is in all capital letters, inches high, marching across the entire top third of the newspaper.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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