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Crescent City could receive more than 2 inches of rain by Monday, while Eureka and Capetown, both farther south in Humboldt County, could get a 1½ inches, according to forecasters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Harry spoke about a 1997 photo taken in Capetown of Mandela and his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, which he said hangs on his wall.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2022

He added: "He was a man of extraordinary personal courage and bravery: when the police burst into Capetown Cathedral, he defied them by dancing down the aisle."

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2021

“Gavin Rain,” contemporary Capetown, South Africa artist who works primarily in a neo-pointillist style.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2014

They made a three-point landing on the outskirts of Capetown, and she told Jem he hadn’t given her anything to say for ten minutes and she wasn’t going to play any more if he didn’t.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee