capital

Example Sentences

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We spoke to him from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, where he is now being sheltered by a charity and trying to find a way to get back to Uganda.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

For Steinberg, the campaign has grown beyond just wanting to see movies again in a favorite venue and into something about who truly owns the cultural capital of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Iranian media reported several attacks on residential areas of Tehran, while the state broadcaster said gas outages hit parts of the capital after a strike on a university.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Private markets have supported the economy by providing capital and credit to these companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

His previous work included helping excavate a land site at Gordion, Turkey, which, in the eighth century BCE, had been the capital of King Midas’s fabled golden empire.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler