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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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But elsewhere in the capital and the rest of the country, things remain dire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Pivdennyi and Pivnichnyi bridges, which cross the Dnipro River, link the western and eastern parts of the capital and had not been hit before Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

And because smart capital always flees uncertainty, open-ended, retroactive liability would chill investment, deterring the gas plant and the battery factory alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

On Sunday, the Houthis cut a vital supply route linking Taiz with Aden, the interim capital of the Yemeni government, AFP news agency reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Opportunities are rare, and large opportunities on which one can put nearly unlimited capital to work at tremendous potential returns are even more rare.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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