cap

Example Sentences

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A cap limits how much the city can collect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

John Murray: Gonzalez, who scored 25 goals for Guadalajara last season, won his first cap for Mexico in November and scored his first international goal in February.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The initiative claims the cap would bring more stability to game days and push drivers toward commercial lots instead of residential streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The other was a younger girl wearing a Phillies cap.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly