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cliff

[klif] / klɪf /


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My mind shifted into the gear of fear as I mentally raced over the edge of a pitch-black cliff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But as Freddie points out to her students, that cliff has always been there.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

The team successfully lifted the hiker off the cliff and transported them to an awaiting ambulance.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The couple met in college and dated for three years before getting engaged on a cliff in Ibiza, Spain, according to the couple’s wedding website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Yet again, an event outside Kennedy’s control had shoved the world closer to the edge of the cliff.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

"Learning how signs of ancient life show up in Earth rocks like these Scottish cliffs can help us understand the story of habitability and the potential for biosignatures to be preserved and detected on Mars."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I’m at a point in my own life where much of my time is consumed by this very thought, facing forks in the road that feel more like cliffs.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The site includes a central uplift as well as high cliffs displaying columnar jointing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Visitors can still park at the North Beach and South Beach parking lots and walk to that 4.5-mile stretch of sand, much of it at the foot of 300-feet cliffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

For many days the fog had hidden them; then yesterday the ice cliffs had loomed so close that nothing could be seen beyond them.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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