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Verde

American

[vurd] / vɜrd /

noun

Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.

Verde British

/ vɜːd /

noun

a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa See also Cape Verde

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Cape Verde was the vessel's intended final destination, but authorities there prevented passengers from disembarking.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

At the Golden State Annex in McFarland and at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, detainees said they spent at least $50 per week on commissary items so they wouldn’t go hungry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A rare strain of hantavirus broke out on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius as it sailed from Argentina to Cape Verde.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He was evacuated to the Netherlands when the ship stopped off Cape Verde and was stable while being treated in isolation.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Early humans certainly didn’t fly by helicopter from Alaska to Meadowcroft and Monte Verde, skipping all the landscape in between.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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