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cliff's edge



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A huge landslide has left Sicilian homes teering on a cliff’s edge.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Mr Ramaphosa was widely viewed as a clean, principled figure, who could steer the ANC, and the country, away from the cliff's edge.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2022

The way one character inexplicably parks her car comically close to a cliff’s edge?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2021

The fire caller would yell “let the fire fall,” and the glowing embers from the campfire would be thrown from the cliff’s edge.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2019

“Conor!” his mum shouted, backing away from the cliff’s edge.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness




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