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hillside

[hil-sahyd] / ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /




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The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a report about a flood and hillside collapse on North Wilcox Avenue at around 3 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Yet somebody still watches, from the hillside and from the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

High up on a Manx hillside, Sarah Hickey effortlessly pushes a metre-long metal rod into the wet ground until it disappears almost to her hands.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

From a sunny gravel seating area at Psagot winery, the Palestinian village of Mikhmas could be seen on the neighbouring hillside.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

To get water from the stagnant reservoir, somebody had to climb down a steep eight-hundred-foot hillside, gathering their water in gourds or recycled plastic jugs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The fire broke out in a canyon and had been moving up the hillsides, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Bukavu, on the shores of Lake Kivu, is known for its wooden houses built on hillsides, where deadly fires often break out.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

The city on the shores of Lake Kivu is known for its wooden houses built on hillsides and deadly fires often break out there.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Riviera is a theater, sitting low beneath high hillsides that almost serve as balconies.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

The hillsides were a patchwork of sand, green vegetation, and clusters of boulders stitched together by crisscrossing gravel paths.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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