capital
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After the $4 trillion company raised its estimated capital expenditures to a new range that extends past that figure while reporting its second-quarter earnings, investors punished the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
See: The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Police have launched an intensive manhunt for the suspect in the German capital, who is still thought to be at large.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen,” Beowulf interjected, pleased that he remembered.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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