cap

Example Sentences

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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

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

Removing the cap entirely is the policy option most often discussed in Washington.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

An unfortunate presentation of three golden unitards designed by Halston for Graham’s 1981 “Acts of Light” makes them look more lumpy than revealing as they lifelessly cap the display.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The boy in the front, wearing a red cap, waves to us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold