capital
Example Sentences
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But before the advent of refrigeration and the railways, getting turkeys from Norfolk and Suffolk farms to the capital involved a long walk for the birds.
From BBC
Originally housed in the mountains outside Islamabad, Murree's red-brick facility now sits opposite the army chief's residence in the capital's twin city Rawalpindi, one of the most heavily guarded places in the country.
From Barron's
Recent fears of an AI bubble have caused jitters in the market, with some analysts citing overstretched valuations of AI stocks and massive capital spending in AI infrastructure.
The former leader is serving his sentence in a federal police jail in Brasilia, the capital, after being deemed a flight risk and removed from home detention.
From BBC
ISTANBUL—Senior military leaders of Libya’s government in Tripoli were killed when their jet crashed Tuesday soon after taking off from an airport in Turkey’s capital, Libyan and Turkish officials said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
