landslide
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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
In November 2025, Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s governorship in a landslide after promising to make data centers “pay their own way and their fair share.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 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
While extra rain can bring flooding and landslide risks, it can also keep vegetation moist, lowering the potential for wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
As I hurried to unlock the window, I had the absurd thought that if we ever played chicken, she’d win by a landslide.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 13 people in the northern Philippines, rescuers said Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The storm is continuing to move further inland, and authorities are still warning of torrential rains, severe flooding and the risk of landslides through to Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
That winter brought with it hundreds of landslides across Los Angeles and the second-rainiest three-day period for downtown L.A. since recordkeeping began in 1877.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Taiwan itself did not receive a direct hit but thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and there was a danger of landslides after heavy rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Different types of disturbance shape different ecosystems: floods in the Nile, landslides on the steep pitches of the Andes, hurricanes in the Yucatan Peninsula.
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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