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landslide

[land-slahyd] / ˈlændˌslaɪd /
NOUN
landslip
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Modest, diplomatic and with a strong political pedigree, 66-year-old Herzog was sworn in as Israel's president in 2021 after being elected by lawmakers in a landslide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

When his center-right Tisza party won a landslide in the election, it was largely thanks to a groundswell of youth participation that delivered the highest electoral turnout in Hungary’s post-socialist history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Twelve hours later, a landslide from the adjacent mountain unexpectedly collapsed into the fjord, initiating the second-highest tsunami in recorded history.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

A 2024 study published by the American Geophysical Union projected a significant rise in landslide hazards across the Himalayas and Tibet in the coming decades due to increased rainstorms.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Yet the words of one scientist, over a possible landslide and eruption, were hard to reconcile with the evidence the mountain was providing firsthand.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Powerful storms, landslides, and other extreme events can bend or displace trees, making the capacity to regain an appropriate posture essential for their resilience.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

But a curious pattern has emerged in recent years: Multiple major landslides have occurred precisely at the terminus of a retreating glacier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Considerable flash flooding and landslides are also possible across the Southern Appalachians," it warned in a briefing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rain rates are probably going to be a quarter of inch per hour or less, making debris flow and landslides unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The blast could go down, the landslides could go down. And the blast could come up right over here … No, you’re not safe here.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

“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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