foothill
Americannoun
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foothills
plural
noun
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Origin of foothill
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For Pant's family in the sleepy Himalayan foothill town of Ramnagar, his arrest has brought those fears sharply into focus.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
After months of contentious debate, California officials visited Calabasas this week to float their new proposed rules on fire-safe landscaping in foothill communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was built by volunteers from Sierra Madre, a small foothill town that narrowly escaped the worst of the Eaton fire, which destroyed swaths of Altadena in January.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Within about an hour, the county issued evacuation orders for many of the foothill communities near the fire’s origin, including the eastern side of Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
The foothill cup of the home ranch below him was sunny and safe.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
Shanidar Cave, situated in the foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan, has played a major role in changing scientific views of Neanderthal behavior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Dyerville Loop Road begins along the Eel River in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, then rises into the foothills of Humboldt County, California before dropping back down to the river near Fort Seward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The district stretches from the the Pacific Ocean through the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains, encompassing most of Ventura County and the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The check NorthPoint Development offered to send each of the 4,500 households in Hazle Township, Pa., if it was allowed to build a data center in the Pocono foothills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In the distance below him, but still high above the lower foothills, dark dots were circling in the air.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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