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hillside

[hil-sahyd] / ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /




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The house is on a hillside, and I have high ceilings and plenty of wall space for my art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Molten car parts littered our path and out of the window we saw the whole hillside now coated in a dusty black.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

For a few hours, however, the hillside takes on the air of a village fair.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

ENSENADA, Mexico — In a parched hillside village southeast of Ensenada, where electricity and plumbing are scarce and roaming dogs are plentiful, a treasure can be found on the grounds of an elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

I do know that at one moment we seemed to come out of the trees and out onto the open hillside.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Drawing on Spain's sunny plains, windy hillsides and fast-flowing rivers, the country aims to increase the share of electricity generated by renewables to 81 percent by 2030, up from around 60 percent today.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

The latest warnings have come during a spell of dry and windy weather, and when there is still older, dead vegetation on hillsides, woodlands and other outdoor spaces.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

They ejected over 100-foot trees and on muddy hillsides with 45-degree slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Smoke is easily trapped, and the forested hillsides are hard to access when fires start.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

The hillsides are too steep, the road too open, the areas between the road’s double-backs too shallow with shrubs.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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