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capper

[kap-er] / ˈkæp ər /




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“This should put a capper, in our opinion, on blue-sky hopes for substantial multiple expansion,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch Feb. 5, 2026

The capper came on Monday when Liverpool shelled out around $170 million for Alexander Isak, a 26-year-old from Sweden, signed from Newcastle, another top-five club.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2025

As a capper, right when Eve starts to drive away, there’s a neat crane move with a motivation I don’t want to spoil.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2025

As a capper, he fired Admiral Linda Fagan from commanding the Coast Guard.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2025

The capper won, and we had the drinks all around, when he took the jack and turned up a corner, taking care to let the merchant see what he had done.

From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by George H. Devol




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