landslide

Example Sentences

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The landslide occurred at the Binaliw landfill in Cebu City last week while more than 100 workers were on site, officials said.

From BBC

These included roles in the Home Office and as an employment minister before he became secretary of state for Scotland in 1995, until his majority was swept away in the 1997 Labour landslide.

From BBC

In Argyll and Bute, the A815 at Rest and Be Thankful near Lochgoilhead, is closed in both directions following a landslide.

From BBC

Disasters like rockfalls, landslides, glacial lakes bursting out and devastating debris flows are already becoming more common.

From BBC

The vote in late September was a landslide: 89% in favor of selling.

From The Wall Street Journal