capital

Example Sentences

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Ohio’s capital, named for Christopher Columbus, took down a 22-foot-high, 3-ton statue of its namesake from City Hall that year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to the Cuban capital in mid-May, and last week representatives of the US and Cuban militaries met at the gates of the US military base at Guantanamo Bay.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

"There is no doubt the valuation is incredibly rich," Samuel Kerr, head of equity capital markets research at Mergermarket, said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

SpaceX’s large IPO may siphon capital, with Magnificent Seven gaining 2% and aerospace peers underperforming the S&P 500’s 5% gain.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

When he said he’d trained at the capital, somehow I’d assumed he meant he trained in Paris, the capital of France.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse