capital
Example Sentences
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“If that capital does not get spent or invested the way that it’s been announced, it will be a big negative drawdown for the markets.”
From MarketWatch
Last year, according to the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, 14 of the city’s 20 busiest days by foot traffic were in December—a testament to why many call this a “Christmas capital.”
The decision not to send more players to the Lions' day-night game against a Prime Minister's XI in Canberra was put down to the difference in conditions between the capital and Brisbane.
From BBC
Kirchner, 72, is currently under house arrest in Argentina's capital serving a six-year sentence for a corruption conviction.
From Barron's
From this temporary refuge, it seems he was then able to travel on to a more secure offer of asylum elsewhere - probably in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou, or Niamey in Niger.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
