the Hill
noun
US, informal
—used to refer to the U.S. Congress
a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill
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Thirty-Six Years Johnson City’s annual Lights Spectacular has been bringing the holiday cheer to the Hill Country for 36 years.
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Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Thursday's release follows the release of 911 from other counties in the Hill Country, including Gillespie and Kendall counties.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
On paper, Adlon isn’t doing anything radically different in this year’s excellent King of the Hill revival — for the most part, Bobby Hill still sounds like Bobby Hill — but time has done its work on both performer and character.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Thursday's release follows the release of 911 from other counties in the Hill Country, including Gillespie and Kendall counties.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
On paper, Adlon isn’t doing anything radically different in this year’s excellent King of the Hill revival — for the most part, Bobby Hill still sounds like Bobby Hill — but time has done its work on both performer and character.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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