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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
during the 1980s Silicon Valley became the capital of the computer industry
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2
as in assets
the total of one's money and property
invested nearly all of their capital in the new business
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as in main
coming before all others in importance
the capital goal of the effort is to assimilate the new immigrants
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
a truly capital idea, which I highly endorse
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Yet participants also expressed that those classic barriers – regulation and lack of capital – were only part of the picture of Europe’s declining competitiveness.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022
Ohio State reported a post-capital loans payments deficit of $41 million, and according to internal news reporting will examine the possibility of taking out an interest-bearing loan from its university at the end of this calendar year.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
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Noun
Polarization Georgian Dream and pro-EU groups have both looked to rally supporters ahead of the vote, holding rallies in the capital Tbilisi in the last week.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Yet participants also expressed that those classic barriers – regulation and lack of capital – were only part of the picture of Europe’s declining competitiveness.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Flores pleaded guilty to non-capital murder and to arson, and Skinner sentenced him to two life sentences for murder and one for arson.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022
Ohio State reported a post-capital loans payments deficit of $41 million, and according to internal news reporting will examine the possibility of taking out an interest-bearing loan from its university at the end of this calendar year.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
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“Capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capital. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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