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capstone

[kap-stohn] / ˈkæpˌstoʊn /






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Then came a capstone class project to fix a company’s talent-acquisition woes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 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

For Mueller, the investigation was a capstone of a long career in public service.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

For this, he needed equipment to manage intense radioactivities and, as a capstone, a nuclear reactor—the one nuclear technology that had eluded Lawrence’s grasp.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

“You’re standing at this water feature and the magnitude … There’s 26 capstones on the water’s edge, It’s pretty overwhelming.”

From Washington Times Nov. 13, 2022

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

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

Many conjectures have been made as to how the huge capstones of the circle at Stonehenge were placed on the erect stones.

From English Villages by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield




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