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hillside

[hil-sahyd] / ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /




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But within a week of settling down, she’d receive a knock on her door, step out of her home, and see flames burning a nearby hillside.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In Ganim, about two dozen pre-fabricated homes have already been installed, while steamrollers and other construction machinery busily created new space for future houses on the hillside on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Rescue efforts for others feared trapped in the debris after a hillside above the Orthodox Church monastery collapsed in the early hours of Monday morning have now been halted.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Residents said they heard a loud blast from the direction of Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, at about 12:30 BST, and then "huge amounts of water" started rushing down the hillside.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

She was in her playhouse up on the hillside.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Many face poor living conditions in Bangladesh, living in makeshift homes of tarpaulin and bamboo on steep hillsides.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Worth Girvan supports SB 79 but worries that it eventually will allow much taller buildings in high-risk fire areas, particularly hillsides.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

They ejected over 100-foot trees and on muddy hillsides with 45-degree slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Autumn-painted trees and hillsides of sheep-dotted meadows ringed the valley.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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