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hillside

[hil-sahyd] / ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /




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Large areas of hillside have also been observed turning green again as grasses, bracken and blaeberry begin to make a comeback.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Then, as the waves were still pounding, a fire broke out in the city’s bushy foothills Friday, quickly burning toward hillside neighborhoods and destroying homes in nearby San Juan Capistrano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Miranda also referenced that difficult period during Friday's mission, when the players had to collect and assemble parts of Easter Island-like statues on a rainy hillside.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Arguably the biggest change is to Area Planning Commissions, a group of seven volunteer-led boards that hear cases from homeowners, developers and businesses and make rulings on liquor licenses, hillside developments and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Can you imagine what this hillside would have been like a hundred years ago?”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That’s roughly 300 acres, encompassing the parking lots, the hillsides meeting the 110 Freeway, and 149 concrete planters nicknamed “martinis” for their glass-like shape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

With his troops dug in on surrounding hillsides, the blockade lasted 1,425 days.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

They were driving through a valley jam-packed with rows of houses wrapped around hillsides like serpentine belts.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman


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