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crux

[kruhks] / krʌks /


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"In Latin, this constellation is called Crux, the Southern Cross, which points toward the southernmost region of the planet, where Kank was discovered."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Crux Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund, also decided to build a custom CRM after struggling to find SaaS offerings that fit its needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

While his first two albums were DIY affairs, recorded in a couple of days and self-released, his latest, The Crux, was created in New York's fabled Electric Lady studios.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

The online Catholic magazine Crux noted that five popes — Pius V, Sixtus V, Clement XIII, Paul V and Clement IX — are interred in that basilica.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Jahara was too far north for such a slow ship like the Crux to get to before the Black Beauty, even if she was making a detour to Oxscini.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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