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[kap] / kæp /




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Those permitted upgrades are also allowed to spend extra money under the engine budget cap, on a sliding scale depending on the performance deficit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Intervention risk is likely to remain the main tool to cap JPY weakness,” the strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

And that helps to explain why Americans are so resistant to paying more for goods and services and helping, in an unintended way, to keep a cap on inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The stock has gained 25% since the announcement and Ford’s market cap jumped from about $48 billion to the current $61 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Penelope removed her knitted cap and shook out her shining auburn hair, which matched the Incorrigible children’s hair as perfectly as one sock matches its mate.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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