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Neither the curfew nor the cap can be changed by a teenager without a parent's approval and the limits can be tightened.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
At those heights, conditions were cold enough for snow and ice to survive throughout the year and gradually develop into an ice cap.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The energy cap sets a maximum price for each unit of gas and electricity, not the total bill, so a household's final bill depends on what they use.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Another feather in the cap for value is that, while growth stocks generally lead during periods of slowing or scarce profit, profits are now generally picking up and broadening out.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I reached out to pull her close to me and leaned my head against her cap.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Should competing platforms adopt equivalent commitments, the overnight lockout would widen to 10 pm to 7 am and the daily allowance would fall to 60 minutes per app, capped at two hours in total.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Teenage accounts will also be capped by default at two hours of cumulative daily use across Meta's apps, though time spent messaging or watching long-form video does not count toward the limit.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Pressed aggressively, had a shot blocked, played in Joao Pedro and then capped his display by scoring Chelsea's second with a far-post finish.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The city’s liquor licenses are capped at about 1,600 and can cost more than $500,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It seems to be a wide ice-river running down from the plateau between two mountains, volcanoes, both capped with steam and smoke.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
It suggested ways to reduce the cost of wildfire liabilities, including by capping fees of attorneys representing victims and reducing payments to survivors for non-economic damages like pain and suffering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 tallying its first record closing high since early June and capping off its strongest four-day percentage-point gain since April 2025, Dow Jones Market Data showed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Apple beat market expectations in its latest results on Thursday, capping Tim Cook's final earnings report as CEO with a strong showing, although the outlook for the current quarter disappointed investors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Preston Bus says it cannot confirm whether it will join a new government scheme capping single fares at £2 from January because it has not been told how operators will be reimbursed.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She pours the jelly into hot jars, capping them with paraffin wax.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
