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Cura annonae
Cura annonae, the grain supply to Rome, was the Roman state's responsibility for feeding the city of about one million, which Augustus assumed in person in 22 BCE.
Cura Ocllo
Cura Ocllo, also spelled Cora Ocllo, was the principal wife of the Inca ruler Manco Inca, captured by Gonzalo Pizarro in 1539 and killed on Francisco Pizarro's orders at Ollantaytambo.
Curaca
A curaca (Quechua kuraka) was a hereditary native lord in the Andes who, under Spanish colonial rule, became an intermediary collecting tribute and maintaining order in indigenous communities.
Curaçao slave revolt of 1795
The Curaçao slave revolt of 1795 was an uprising of enslaved people led by Tula that began at the Knip plantation and became the island's largest slave revolt.
Curate
A curate is a priest or deacon entrusted with the cure of souls, the care of a parish's people; in the Church of England it now usually means an unbeneficed assistant.
Curator
Curator: a professional who cares for, researches, documents, and interprets collections in museums, galleries, archives, or independent practice; from Latin curare. Includes duties, training paths, US pay (median $61,790, 2025), and ethics codes.
Curb stomp
Curb stomp (also "bite the curb"): a violent assault forcing a victim's mouth onto a curb edge and stomping the head. Popularized by the 1998 film American History X; biomechanical studies report stomping forces of thousands of newtons causing skull fractures.
Cure Genetics (苏州克睿基因生物科技有限公司) (Suzhou Kerui Gene Biotechnology)
Cure Genetics (苏州克睿基因生物科技有限公司, Suzhou Kerui Gene Biotechnology) is a clinical-stage cell and gene therapy biotechnology company founded in Suzhou, China, in 2016, known for its VELP AAV vector-engineering and AIMS CAR-NKT platforms.
Cure Ventures
Cure Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm in Boston, founded in 2021 by Rich Lim, Dave Fallace, and Lou Tartaglia, closing a $350 million debut fund in 2023.
Cure.fit
Cure.fit, now operating as Cult.fit, is an Indian health and fitness company founded in 2016 by Myntra co-founder Mukesh Bansal and Flipkart executive Ankit Nagori.
CureFit
CureFit, operating as Cult.fit, is a Bengaluru-based Indian health and fitness technology company founded in 2016 that runs gyms, subscriptions, and fitness products, and filed IPO papers in 2026.
Curefoods
Curefoods is a Bengaluru-based Indian multi-brand food company founded in 2020 by Ankit Nagori, a former Flipkart executive, running EatFit, Sharief Bhai, and Krispy Kreme from cloud kitchens.
Curfew
Curfew: a regulation barring people from public places at set hours, from Old French couvre-feu ("cover fire"). Covers youth, daytime, emergency, and driving curfews, U.S. adoption since 1880, systematic reviews finding juvenile curfews ineffective at reducing crime, racial enforcement disparities, and legal challenges.
Curie Bio
Curie Bio, styled Curie.Bio, is a Cambridge, Massachusetts venture capital firm and biotech accelerator, launched in February 2023 with $520 million to back early-stage therapeutics companies.
Curiosity
Curiosity (psychology): the desire for new information aroused by novelty, complexity, or uncertainty; studied as state and trait, epistemic and perceptual forms, with information-gap theory, five-dimensional trait scales, and links to learning, personality, and exploration.
Curiosity killed the cat
"Curiosity killed the cat" is an English proverb warning that prying can bring trouble. It evolved from "care killed the cat" (Ben Jonson, 1598), with the curiosity form attested from 1868 and the rejoinder "but satisfaction brought it back" from 1912.
Curlee and Sarah Discaya
Curlee (Pacifico) and Sarah (Cezarah Rowena Cruz) Discaya, Filipino contractor couple owning nine construction firms; won billions in DPWH flood-control contracts, lost Pasig 2025 mayoral race, face graft charges.
Curonians
The Curonians (Latvian kurši, Lithuanian kuršiai) were a Baltic people of the Iron Age and Middle Ages living on the coast of present-day Latvia and Lithuania.
Curql
Curql is a Des Moines, Iowa venture capital firm, launched in 2020, that invests credit union capital into fintech companies through funds backed by over 160 credit unions.
Curragh incident
The Curragh Incident (Curragh Mutiny), March 1914, was a crisis at the British Army's main Irish base, Curragh Camp, County Kildare, where about 60 officers including Hubert Gough threatened to resign rather than coerce Ulster unionists, forcing the government to abandon its plans.
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct is a London-based foreign exchange and international payments company serving private clients and small businesses, founded in 1996 and owned since 2024 by the Redpin group.
Currency
Currency is the money a state issues: coins and banknotes denominated in its unit of account, the unit in which prices, debts, and taxes are recorded.
Currency crisis
A currency crisis is a speculative attack on a currency producing sharp devaluation or forcing costly defense, often in countries with fixed exchange rates, such as Mexico in 1994.
Currency pair
A currency pair is a quotation of one currency, the base, priced in units of another, the quote, so EUR/USD at 1.0850 means one euro costs 1.0850 US dollars.
Currency reform of 1947
The currency reform of 1947 (Денежная реформа 1947 года) was a confiscatory Soviet exchange of old rubles for new at 10 to 1, which abolished rationing.
Currency reform of 1948 (Germany)
The currency reform of 1948 replaced the Reichsmark with the Deutsche Mark in West Germany on 20 June 1948, wiping out most Nazi-era money and starting the Wirtschaftswunder.
Currency Reforms of Wang Mang
The Currency Reforms of Wang Mang (王莽币制改革) were four recoinages between AD 7 and AD 20 by Wang Mang, emperor of the Xin dynasty, ending in severe depreciation.
Currency risk
Currency risk, or exchange rate risk, is the possible loss in a firm's cash flows, assets, profits, or stock value from unexpected exchange rate changes, typically hedged with forwards.
Currency substitution
Currency substitution is the use of a foreign currency, in whole or in part, in place of a national currency, typically arising under high inflation or hyperinflation.
Currency union
A currency union is a group of two or more economies sharing a single currency and one monetary policy under a treaty; four operate today, including the euro area.