hilltop
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Leica makes its lenses and assembles most of its cameras—including all its flagship M-series—in two factories, one in Portugal and another at its birthplace in Wetzlar, a hilltop village of half-timbered houses north of Frankfurt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“If you want to fight the hilltop boys, good luck,” Cohen Tzedek said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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
Perched on a hilltop overlooking the ocean and the iconic Zuma Beach, the 4,000-square-foot main residence offers unobstructed views of the water, which are beautifully framed by floor-to-ceiling windows.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
When they reached the hilltop above the Caldecott Tunnel, Arion shuddered like a broken car and came to a stop, his chest heaving.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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
Together they would go on intel-gathering missions, talking to village leaders, scouting unfamiliar terrain and observing the Taliban from hilltops, where Sodais interpreted their radio transmissions for Sullivan in real time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
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
They took slow panoramas from hilltops, and held still for minutes, sometimes hours, on downtown garment-shop blocks or railroad crossings.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The clouds swept down and hung all day over the land and brushed the hilltops, and the winds blew shrilly at night.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
The origin of hilltopping is, however, easily understood.
From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Wallace Morgan
