capped

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By mid-March, alarming snow deficits all over the Western states were capped off by a record-breaking heat wave that melted much of the remaining snowpack.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Unlike a debt-focused fund, where the upside is capped, a private-equity manager can manufacture home-run performance on paper by marking up ownership stakes in closely held companies or other private-equity funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

That’s a small fraction of what’s needed, MSF said in its letter, given that “this allocation is capped, demand far exceeds supply, and every dose directed to MSF is a dose unavailable to another program.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Unlike consumers who use gas and electricity for heating and hot water, prices for households using oil are not capped by regulator Ofgem.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He says, “This wall is the foundation of your house. See? And then they built two side walls and capped them so it wouldn’t collapse...”

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor