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capstone

[kap-stohn] / ˈkæpˌstoʊn /






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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

That shot, though, was only the capstone on the greatest March Madness comeback in recent memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 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

"A capstone is intended to challenge students to integrate skills, function as an effective team and demonstrate their ability to solve real problems. And this problem was a doozy."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

She could reach the capstone easily, but she’d have to make her one strike count.

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

“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

The primitive monument consisted of two huge capstones of granite supported by four or five vertically planted uprights, but one, if not two of the latter have been removed.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould


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