capital
Example Sentences
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Across the capital, people faced delays and queuing in the rain for taxis and buses as they made their way into work and school.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The lender said Tuesday that shares representing around 7.6% of Commerzbank’s share capital have been committed as part of its roughly $28 billion takeover attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
U.S. stocks appear largely unfazed by the developing collapse of peace talks between Washington and Tehran and a massive capital raising plan from the second-largest tech company in the world.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Historically, that conservative approach was seen as prudent, protecting investors from speculative excess and ensuring that index constituents demonstrated operational viability before gaining access to trillions of dollars of public capital flows.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 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
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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