capped
Example Sentences
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Friday’s selloff capped a brutal week for what were once the market’s favorite stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The ETS forces heavy polluters to pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradable.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
With price not a near-term upside and shipment capped by capacity, the chipmaker’s upward revision of its revenue forecast suggests it was too conservative before, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It took 112 days for the methane leak from the Southern California Gas Company’s underground storage to be finally capped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I whistled him the “hi-chickadee” song of the black- capped Mr. Bracket; and the waterfall song of the wood thrush.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
