landslide
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He has won every election by a landslide, slayed the dragons, corraled the wild beasts and brought peace, tranquility and a great economy to his kingdom.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Most recently, a series of atmospheric river storms in January 2023 triggered a major landslide that initiated a nearly three-year closure of Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The election of 1932 was a landslide for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who remained in office 12 years and forever altered the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Burnham succeeded the unpopular Keir Starmer, ousted only two years after he led Labour to power in a landslide election victory.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The statement received prominent play in newspapers around the country on the morning of the election, which Eisenhower, as expected, won in a landslide.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
"Our focus will be on locating the victims who are buried under the rubble" said Fathur, adding the rescue effort had been complicated by landslides cutting off several roads.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
More than 100,000 households have been asked to evacuate on Thursday after the rain triggered landslides and power outages.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Speeding up the process can be life-saving, with such forecasts being essential for everything from agriculture and hydropower to protecting people from natural hazards like floods, storms and landslides.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides hit large parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Windstorms, lightning fires, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other natural calamities knock down trees and open up the forest, or prevent open country from turning into forestland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
“Even a moderate earthquake could cause a local-source tsunami from submarine landsliding in Monterey Bay,” public documents say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
“The weaker alluvial sediments can amplify shaking, and mountains are vulnerable to landsliding, including along the roads that lead to mountain villages.”
From National Geographic ● Sep. 11, 2023
"When the glaciers melted the sediment was no longer supported by the ice margins, so in places it can be susceptible to landsliding."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2020
Says Norge President Judson S. Sayre: "The way orders are landsliding, we could be sold out for the year by October 15."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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