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[kap] / kæp /




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To get around this de facto profit cap, insurers have combined with PBMs and providers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Simpson and Connors connected for another short touchdown pass to cap an eight-play, 87-yard drive that featured five consecutive completions that moved the ball to the two.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

It is not linked to someone's savings or income and does not affect other benefits, or the benefit cap.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

These two signings alone will be one of the catalysts for a salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Miss Lacey was waiting with a silver beaded-fringe cap in one hand and a black-feathered headband in the other, but when she saw me, her arms dropped to her sides.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

—Asian stocks were mostly higher as investors rotated back into artificial-intelligence names, though gains were capped by unease over the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The second phase will begin early next year and cover "higher-value firearms" valued above AUS$3,000, capped at AUS$10,000.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Last quarter, it capped redemptions at 5% after requests hit 13%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Class 2 includes a throttle, but is also capped at 20 miles per hour.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The week sailed by and was capped off with a half-day Friday for us.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

The Premier League has approached the EFL over potentially capping compensation paid when young players move between academies.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

As Juliette Cubanski of KFF explained, the demonstration worked by reducing the base beneficiary premium for Part D and capping the yearly increase.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The surge made it the most valuable company listed in mainland China, capping the rise of an upstart whose products are sought by Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

This month, SK hynix soared 13 percent on its first day of trading on Wall Street, capping one of the world's biggest ever stock sales.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Before there had always been his polite capping of remarks like this: “Yes, they do, that’s what they call it”—but today he glanced speculatively at me and said nothing.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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