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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Two hours west of the city, in the Hill Country, long stretches of highway vanished under brown water.
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Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The problem on the Hill isn’t that lawmakers have too few chances to get rich.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
The power outage for Ado's Kitchen on the Hill in Boulder started on Wednesday morning.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Other big stories ➤ A 13,600-square-foot north Scottsdale mansion called the Castle on the Hill listed for $24 million is going on the auction block.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The problem on the Hill isn’t that lawmakers have too few chances to get rich.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
The power outage for Ado's Kitchen on the Hill in Boulder started on Wednesday morning.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Other big stories ➤ A 13,600-square-foot north Scottsdale mansion called the Castle on the Hill listed for $24 million is going on the auction block.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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