capital
Example Sentences
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Our capital markets will have to tap new pools of investable capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Home Office said this mirrored restrictions on British officials in Eritrea's capital Asmara.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Their names are represented onscreen in capital letters, with periods, as though they were acronyms, but let’s leave that alone; they read as people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Investors demand higher yields when they are worried, or when a supply glut of bonds creates competition for capital.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Elected in early 1789, George Washington left Mount Vernon once more for New York City, the temporary capital of the United States, where he took the oath of office on April 30, 1789.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Some Tricky Homonyms
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Name On: Pro Sports Team Names, Part 1
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