capping

Example Sentences

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“What possible harm could come from simply grading by merit alone? Capping is such an artificial metric.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Capping repurchases at 5%, the fund will buy back about $990 million worth of stock.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Capping the presentation, Andra Day sang a spine-tingling cover of Parton’s classic “Jolene.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Capping patient numbers could make things much better for the GP and patient.”

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024

Capping the brainstem is the R-complex, the seat of aggression, ritual, territoriality and social hierarchy, which evolved hundreds of millions of years ago in our reptilian ancestors.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan