landslide

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The influx of nutrients from the landslide may have supported these communities, while the release of toxic sulfur compounds could have discouraged other marine life from disturbing them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who won a landslide victory in an election in February, is in the vanguard of this shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will be sworn in as Nepal's prime minister after a landslide victory in the country's first election since last year's youth-led protests.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Doors slammed, there was a landslide on the stairs, and we started skidding into the parlor.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey