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Capricorn

[kap-ri-kawrn] / ˈkæp rɪˌkɔrn /


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The bank says it continues to favor “quality, defensive exposure, with higher-margin producers” such as Newmont and Capricorn Metals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

I’m a Capricorn from Wisconsin, which means my birthday arrives at the coldest, darkest time of the year — when people stay close to home, not linger over dinner or celebrate anything at all.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2026

Women who participated in the series include alleged victim Aubrey O’Day, a star of Combs’s “Making the Band” reality show, and Capricorn Clark, a former right hand to Combs in his Bad Boy camp.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

"Well, I don't call her my manager. Everybody else calls her my manager, because she's bossy. She's a little Capricorn like me. So we have that bond."

From BBC Apr. 22, 2025

“I like the sound of this Capricorn less and less! OK, let’s get this over and done with. I want to go home to my books, real electric light, and a nice cup of coffee.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

We talked over Zoom about working-class love stories, doing voice-over work, acting in Marxist films and being Capricorns.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

We could go back to talking about Capricorns.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2024

“Saturn is the planet of Capricorns, and it’s also the planet of melancholy and nostalgia,” said Alejandro, who is a Capricorn himself.

From New York Times Nov. 14, 2022

But being Capricorns, we’re bold, and in my work I am able to show that because I am such a shy person.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2022

The two Capricorns have, in short, the same system of closing their cells.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander




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