cap

Example Sentences

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But bills are forecast to rise sharply when the next energy cap takes effect in July due to the jump in oil prices since the beginning of Middle East conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If approved, the cap would go into effect in the fall of 2027, not this coming fall, so professors have time to redesign coursework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A new energy cap - the highest a provider can charge customers for each unit of gas and electricity - also took effect on 1 April.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“All those A’s are going to become A-minuses,” he said, except for A’s permitted by the cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The badger laced her claws together and leaned against the trunk that housed Clare’s beautiful glass cap mushrooms.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman