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Cara

American  
[kar-uh] / ˈkær ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”


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In 2022, the singer forked over $3.4 million for Cara and Poppy Delevingne’s Hollywood Hills property.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Swift's celebrity friend group – Selena Gomez, Suki Waterhouse, the Haim sisters, Cara Delevingne, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter among them - reflects diverse tastes.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The wedding itself will reportedly take place Friday with around 1,000 guests, including models Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne, singer Selena Gomez and actress Zoe Kravitz -- all known to be close Swift pals.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

But as Cara Giaimo writes for Slate, algae enthusiasts are finding tremendous joy in all the muck.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

I didn’t realize how much Cara had already cleaved to the idea of being an Allegiant, loyal to the faction system, loyal to our founders.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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