landslide
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A magnitude 7.2 quake in 1959 centered in Montana near Yellowstone National Park triggered the largest quake-triggered landslide on record in North America.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
One landslide that occurred roughly 50,000 years ago may have caused wave heights higher than 100 feet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
A landslide vote during the spring elections removed four City Council incumbents who backed the project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
“I am very happy to travel to Beijing,” he told a press conference following his landslide April 12 victory.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
He was the butt of cartoonists, thanks to whose constant mockery he became a popular figure and delivered a landslide vote for the conservatives in every election.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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