capping
Example Sentences
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The murder rate’s previous low came in 2014, capping a decline that had been more or less continuous since the early 1990s.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Binface himself has run in several in recent years, with a platform that included capping the cost of the chocolate sticks people in Britain like to stick into their ice-cream cones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“What you’re doing is capping the soil, so that moisture stays in there, and instead of being dirt, it’s a living system called soil,” Adams said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The appeals come with Netflix recently having announced it wants to work toward capping mandatory investments, currently set at 20 percent of revenue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
New Guinea is mountainous and extremely rugged, rising to 16,500 feet and with glaciers capping the highest peaks, while Australia is mostly low and flat—94 percent of its area lies below 2,000 feet of elevation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
