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landslide

[land-slahyd] / ˈlændˌslaɪd /
NOUN
landslip
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When public utilities indefinitely cut power to the Portuguese Bend community in Rancho Palos Verdes last year following months of devastating landslide movement, most residents saw it as the neighborhood’s latest obstacle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Voters eager for change gave the country’s Hindu nationalists a landslide win in a key state where they had never before ruled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He went on to win against former Vice President Walter Mondale in a landslide.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The event went largely unreported at the time, but a new scientific analysis shows tiny earthquakes triggered a massive landslide.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

By the time the landslide reached Spirit Lake, it was moving at more than 100 miles per hour.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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