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capriole

[kap-ree-ohl] / ˈkæp riˌoʊl /
NOUN
jump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce dive drop fall hurdle plunge rise upsurge vault
STRONG
bob bound buck canter caper dance gambol hop hopping jerk jolt leapfrog leapfrogging leaping lurch nosedive plummet pounce saltation shock skip skipping spring start swerve twitch wrench
WEAK
gambade upspring

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Institutional buyers are seen driving these strong flows, according to Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments, institutions are buying up nearly 600% of the daily mined bitcoin supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

That would have to go to restaurateur John Capriole who named his sandwich shop Dharma Buns Sandwich Co. after Kerouac's novel "The Dharma Bums."

From Inc • Sep. 29, 2010

Capriole, kap′ri-ōl, n. a caper: a leap without advancing.—v.i. to leap: to caper.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various