capital

Example Sentences

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South Sudan has started to ration electricity in its capital, Juba, while Zimbabwe is increasing the ethanol content in its petrol.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But there’s a lot more to Meta than that product, including aggressive capital spending to keep up in the AI race and the loss of two landmark social-media addiction trials last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The goal was to boost capital markets activity, depressed after the global financial crisis, by making it easier for small, high-growth companies to raise capital through IPOs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The planning for the new capital right in the centre of the country began a decade earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Just as well because Tansy drove us all like cattle across the United States, state by state, capital by capital, river by river.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck