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hilly

[hil-ee] / ˈhɪl i /


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Since then Kearny's youth system has produced three US men's national team players including Tony Meola, and the hilly town of 40,000 people boasts its role in promoting US soccer.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

He has started searching out lighter hauls and avoiding hilly routes that guzzle fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Mamlekate also posted videos, apparently shot in the hilly parts of northern Tehran, with the chants resounding around the area.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

None of that happened in the Palisades, with its hilly terrain covered in bone-dry brush, even though the weather service had flagged it as one of the regions at “extreme risk.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

The streets going up from the Dock Road are too hilly for Mr. Hannon to ride the bicycle and carry me, so we walk.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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