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The gut and go maneuver — also known as hog-housing and radiator capping in other states — is expressly banned in the Missouri Constitution, for instance.—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026 The researchers tried this and coined the technique as activation capping.—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Dozens and dozens of hours of cold capping helped Emily keep her hair throughout 12 rounds of chemotherapy.—Juli McDonald, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 California law bans a practice known as capping, in which non-attorneys solicit clients to join litigation with a firm.—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capping