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capstone

[kap-stohn] / ˈkæpˌstoʊn /






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Then came a capstone class project to fix a company’s talent-acquisition woes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

That shot, though, was only the capstone on the greatest March Madness comeback in recent memory.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

"A capstone is intended to challenge students to integrate skills, function as an effective team and demonstrate their ability to solve real problems. And this problem was a doozy."

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

"The detention of Zhang Youxia was the capstone arrest of the greatest series of purges in the history of China's PLA," experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in a note.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

The capstone of the Jefferson-Madison collaboration occurred at this volatile political moment—namely, their joint authorship of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In our eagerness to treat Oscar victories as career capstones, do we pay too little attention to the opportunities that are supposed to come afterward, yet often don’t?

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2023

“To see a real beach in both of those places was one of the capstones of my career,” Hartt said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 1, 2022

And, each year, JDC capstones a year-round effort in the Quad-Cities to improve equality, education and a community that better serves everyone.

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2016

Tom Rogers' excellent design not only evokes the monumentality of the cathedral, but also, through ropes, pulleys and capstones, shows it as a vertical building site.

From The Guardian Nov. 12, 2012

In Scandinavia, on the other hand, such dome-roofed chambers are unknown, and the construction of the chambers as a rule is megalithic, five or six monoliths supporting one or more capstones of enormous size.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various




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