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capsule

[kap-suhl, -sool, -syool] / ˈkæp səl, -sul, -syul /


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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And even “The Lost Boys,” perhaps the most ambitious new musical of the season, takes its inspiration from a cult genre film that serves as a time capsule of the wicked 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The capsule parachuted safely to sea while the rocket continued its flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

America’s 250th anniversary planners had a seemingly simple mandate from Congress: Bury a time capsule in Philadelphia, with artifacts to be unearthed in another 250 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The Orion capsule, though, impressed its crew profoundly.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He selected a capsule and held it up to the light in businesslike fashion.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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