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The flight from Melbourne was headed to Dallas on Friday when it was forced to make a stop-off in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, due to the disruptive passenger.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Osama bin Laden was leading al Qaeda, the liar loans that soon prompted the Great Recession were being issued, and our capital was awash in muck and corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Three people were injured in the regional capital of Dnipro, and a number of fires were reported in the city.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“The City of Los Angeles will always clear bureaucratic barriers, making it easier and more affordable to film in the entertainment capital of the world,” she wrote on X last month.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
As young Paul Jennings prepared for this White House meal, America’s military leaders refused to believe that the British would attack the nation’s capital.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing capital
Some Tricky Homonyms
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Name On: Pro Sports Team Names, Part 1
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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