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
Forty miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, the tiny foothill community of 3,000 has one main road, spotty cell service and a lone local market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
In the L.A. area, there could be 1 to 2 inches of rain on the coast and in the valleys, with 2 to 4 inches possible in the mountains and foothill areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
We’re only down in the aqueduct for half an hour before we emerge and follow a foothill road far enough from civilization to be beyond most roadblocks.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Due to its location at the foothills of the Theban mountain, monuments in this area are extremely vulnerable to flash flooding from intense bursts of rain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Caines is grateful for the attention his stars have brought to Dos Pueblos, located in the foothills across the 101 Freeway from UC Santa Barbara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Clive Valentine, who built a traditional gristmill in Dandridge, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, sees hope.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
It described her as having an "iron fist under the velvet glove", and observed that she knew how to "cut down Himalayan egos to the height of foothills".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ayanna had to circle a few times to find a place to land the raft among the foothills.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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