capital
Example Sentences
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On Monday, Turkish officials and Pakistan’s foreign and defense ministers and army chief met with their counterparts in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss how to “institutionalize” the pact, according to official statements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
"We are seeing early signs of this in areas such as space, defence, semiconductors, and deep-tech innovation, but most remain too small to materially influence capital allocation decisions over much of this decade."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Lenders such as Silicon Valley Bank, which had invested low-cost deposits into low-yielding bonds, saw the value of those bonds plummet as yields surged, opening up capital holes that contributed to customer outflows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking the city to the interim government capital of Aden.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
There was something else too—a capital H, scribbled and wobbly and almost faded out.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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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