capital
Example Sentences
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Initially thinking the inscription was Ian Drew before discovering no such soldier existed, the sizing on the letters indicated there was a capital missing from the start of the name.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“He wants a revolution,” Edwin Reyes, 42 years old, a bicycle-parts salesman, said at a Cepeda campaign rally in the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The death toll rose to three Monday in the collapse of a building under construction near the Philippine capital, with 17 people still believed missing, authorities said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
"We're still a work in progress. As I said, you know, we thought we might have some news last night. Maybe today," Rubio said on Monday in the Indian capital, Delhi.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Over the past decade, like every other Wall Street firm, Bear Stearns had increased the size of the bets it made with every dollar of its capital.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing capital
Some Tricky Homonyms
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Name On: Pro Sports Team Names, Part 1
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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