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Good Hope

British  

noun

  1. See Cape of Good Hope

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, security risks around the Bab al-Mandeb strait are pushing Yanbu cargoes onto the more costly route around the Cape of Good Hope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Many operators now avoid the passage and send ships instead around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, vastly prolonging the journey between Asia and Europe and driving up fuel costs and emissions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Mr. Ryrie’s chief subject is the encounter between Protestants and non-European peoples in places as vastly different as Barbados, Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope and Sri Lanka.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

MLK is eligible to reapply to the Good Hope Medical Foundation, which has been “very happy” with the program’s outcomes, said Howard A. Kahn, the foundation’s chair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

The moment we turned off on Good Hope Road, I noticed old posters still pasted to an abandoned building at the crossroads: “SAVE ED BOROUGH! It’s community! It’s home!”

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

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