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hilltop

[hil-top] / ˈhɪlˌtɒp /






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Last October, she was getting ready to tie the knot at a gorgeous hilltop ceremony in Nashville when inspiration struck.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Mallorca’s sun-drenched beaches and hilltop villages have been a popular hangout for foreign writers, artists and musicians for more than a century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Among the survivors was customs agent Omkar Joshi, who spent the previous night stranded on a hilltop in the border town of Timure before being rescued.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

In recent weeks, white trailer homes have appeared on the hilltop here again, in preparation for families to return.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

We step out of the lobby onto a grassy hilltop, and my jaw drops.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

On the ground, Israeli troops have crossed the border to search homes and stake out what the military calls forward defensive positions on strategic hilltops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

More Peshmerga are dotted around on the hilltops standing sentry – a low-tech early warning system for incoming drones.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

The researchers analyzed what the landscape would have been like in the past and concluded the serpents would have been most visible from other hilltops and from the river.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024

And he began writing again...and crossing out words...and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gilding the hilltops.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

The origin of hilltopping is, however, easily understood.

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


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