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capstone

[kap-stohn] / ˈkæpˌstoʊn /






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For their capstone, students identify an important social problem and build a company to solve it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The eight-week MIT program costs $2,847 and includes a capstone project where students create an actionable AI strategy for their company.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The company passed its capstone review with the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing it to increase its 737 MAX production to 47 jets a month, Ortberg said at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions investor conference Wednesday.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Her inclusion will be more than a celebration, it will be a capstone of what she’s learned from the festival.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

Directly above her head, on the arch nearest to the bricked-in doorway, the capstone was cracked in half.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

In our eagerness to treat Oscar victories as career capstones, do we pay too little attention to the opportunities that are supposed to come afterward, yet often don’t?

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2023

The century-old concrete slabs need new capstones and weatherproofing, and the grounds need new trails, facilities and signage, Schafroth said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 23, 2021

And, each year, JDC capstones a year-round effort in the Quad-Cities to improve equality, education and a community that better serves everyone.

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2016

Tom Rogers' excellent design not only evokes the monumentality of the cathedral, but also, through ropes, pulleys and capstones, shows it as a vertical building site.

From The Guardian Nov. 12, 2012

Was not the work of those who first evened the ground and laid the foundation-stones as important as of those who laid the capstones at last?

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 by Various




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