capped

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The scheme has heavy polluters pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradeable.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The company, based just outside Paris, has capped prices at its 3,300 gas stations across France and pledged to continue doing so for as long as the conflict in the Middle East endures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Enrollees are responsible for the other 20%—an amount that isn’t capped.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The fund capped client redemptions at 5%, an about-face from the firm’s decision to pay out all requests earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I whistled him the “hi-chickadee” song of the black- capped Mr. Bracket; and the waterfall song of the wood thrush.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George