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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Serra Verde is a Brazilian mining company controlling the Pela Ema deposit, which contains rare earth elements neodymium, praseodymium, Dysprosium, and terbium, all of which are key elements for making magnets.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Shares of USA Rare Earth rose in early Monday trading after the rare-earth producer, in which the Trump administration has invested, announced a $2.8 billion mostly stock deal to buy Brazil-based Serra Verde Group.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

USA Rare Earth will buy Brazil’s Serra Verde, which is seen as representing more than half the non-China heavy rare-earth element supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In February, an investigation by the UK Health Security Agency found that since October 2025, there had been 112 reported cases of shigella and 43 of salmonella linked to travel to Cape Verde.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I find that suggestion infinitely more implausible than the suggestion that Monte Verde and Meadowcroft will eventually be reinterpreted, as have other claimed pre-Clovis sites.

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

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