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Cassandra

[kuh-san-druh] / kəˈsæn drə /
NOUN
pessimist
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“I’m in the Cassandra camp, but continued good news on the AI front can sustain this rally,” says Antti Ilmanen, global co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR Capital Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"The United States is the only country in the world where fossils like this are considered personal property," Cassandra Hatton, head of science and natural history at Sotheby's, told AFP before the auction.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

"But it's not the full year," Cassandra Hatton explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

That means Espinosa, who also voiced the Queen of Hearts in Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Bakery” and Cassandra on “Tangled,” gets to take on a new voice with each new episode.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Cassandra, Priam’s daughter, had echoed his warning, but no one ever listened to her and she had gone back to the palace before Sinon appeared.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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