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[hil-top] / ˈhɪlˌtɒp /






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Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace Ecopark observatory where telescopes peek into the secluded state, the shop has drawn tens of thousands from South Korea and abroad since opening in November 2024.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

"I think being able to trace my family back to that small hilltop town and the surrounding land is something I didn't appreciate until I was right there," he said.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

The hilltop abode, which spans nearly 5,000 square feet, was initially listed for $6.99 million in June 2025, 11 months after Simmons died.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

From my vantage point on a cold, wind-battered hilltop north of the white-walled city of Llerena, little moved.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Tally looked down, plotting trajectories from the hilltop, shushing David when he started to speak again, the wheels of her brain spinning.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Then CRG turned south to Festus, nestled near limestone bluffs and densely forested hilltops.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Since then, Simcha says his community has expanded into around 200 people on three hilltops.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2025

But the hilltops and open canyons also have provided spaces to unleash unbridled joy from new romance, exciting career turns and those same family members’ health and recovery.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2024

During the 18th century C.E., voyagers roving the Orinoco River—a vast watery highway stretching across the northeastern corner of South America—reported dozens of mysterious rock engravings of snakes crowning the rocky hilltops.

From Science Magazine Jun. 3, 2024

From the hilltops, Percy could see everything below.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The origin of hilltopping is, however, easily understood.

From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Morgan, Wallace




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