hills
Britishplural noun
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a hilly and often remote region
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very old
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Martinů spent his first 12 years there, and recalled looking out the window at buildings, streams and hills with little dots of villagers—tiny figures whose activities he could not follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
After an excessively dry summer, black truffles are becoming few and far between in the misty hills of the Piedmont region in northern Italy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Driving up along the Santa Clara river, past invasive mustard grass, three giant tan rocks of glommed-together pebbles and stones tower above the rugged hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
In the hills of north-west Morocco, overlooking the river that gives the site its name, research at Oued Beht is bringing to light a previously unknown chapter of the region’s past.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The trail wound through steep hills, straight up and straight down.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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