cap

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The state’s trial attorneys countered that the fee cap would make small or difficult cases a money-losing endeavor and block scores of accident victims from the courts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The tariff cuts were among several commitments the EU made last year in exchange for a U.S. pledge to cap most levies on the bloc at 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The education secretary was referring to Labour's plan to tackle child poverty, external, which included scrapping the two-child benefits cap, expanding free childcare and free school meals, and creating 3,000 extra nursery places.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Buffered funds, also known as defined outcome funds, typically buy put options on a particular index to help cap losses.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

He takes his baseball cap off, and for a moment it seems like she’s broken through to him.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila