Caxton
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William, 1422?–91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.
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Bibliography. any one of the books printed by Caxton, all of which are in black letter.
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Printing. a kind of type imitating Caxton's black letter.
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a book printed by William Caxton
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a style of type, imitating the Gothic, that Caxton used in his books
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“Having experience of the president’s shock and awe style of negotiation before, I would suspect that the attack will be called off at the last second,” said David Stritch, currency analyst at Caxton.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Russell launched the conversion from somewhere close to Caxton Street.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
The big firms that reported losses last year include Bridgewater Associates, the firm founded by the outspoken billionaire Ray Dalio, and Caxton Associates.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
“It just kept saying ‘connection lost, in offline mode’ or words to that effect every 5/10 minutes,” subscriber Michael Brown, a market analyst at currency firm Caxton, told Reuters.
From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2021
Might not the funds that were raised be advantageously employed in founding a Caxton scholarship at Westminster School; or in the building or enlarging some school bearing Caxton's name, connected with Westminster?
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