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capped

[kapt] / kæpt /


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However, JGB price gains could be capped amid ongoing rise in crude oil prices, which might lead to higher inflation in Japan and a faster pace of BOJ rate increases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Gerson fired beyond gloveless Italy goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi, Jairzinho pounced on Pele's nod down, and Carlos Alberto capped perhaps the World Cup final's most complete performance with arguably its greatest goal.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The ETS forces heavy polluters to pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradable.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

It took 112 days for the methane leak from the Southern California Gas Company’s underground storage to be finally capped.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

They capped the number at thirty a week later, and moved on to filling the next wooden structure along the camp’s perpetually soggy and trampled main trail.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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