cap
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She called for a cap on rising costs of formula, saying: "It's not a luxury item, it's a basic need for a baby."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is not linked to someone's savings or income and does not affect other benefits, or the benefit cap.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Simpson and Connors connected for another short touchdown pass to cap an eight-play, 87-yard drive that featured five consecutive completions that moved the ball to the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Miller, a 41-year-old design technician for a steel company in Linn, Mo., also made a protective cap for the sharp end of his garage push broom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Mr. Lew, in his changshan and traditional cap, stood near the door.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Brad Cooper capped a 10-day trip that also included visits to Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the command said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Player salaries are capped, but ownership’s resources matter much in terms of creating a competitive infrastructure of coaches, basketball operations, medical and scouting staffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
At UConn, Bueckers led her team to the Final Four four times and capped her college career with a national championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
They cited the capped return on capital, the exposure to uncertain returns on invested capital and the lack of participation in the upside that’s available to equity investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
A dusty silver sheen in the sky capped the city as it shrank behind them.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
The Premier League has approached the EFL over potentially capping compensation paid when young players move between academies.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As Juliette Cubanski of KFF explained, the demonstration worked by reducing the base beneficiary premium for Part D and capping the yearly increase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
The surge made it the most valuable company listed in mainland China, capping the rise of an upstart whose products are sought by Apple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
And I’d stuck all my landings, capping off my Olympic experience with yet another gold.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
