cap
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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
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—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
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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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