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cliff

[klif] / klɪf /


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“It’s like saying we’re driving toward the cliff at 60 miles per hour and we’re going to drive toward it at 40 miles per hour instead, and everything will be OK,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The recently released footage shows a helicopter hovering mere feet from a cliff face in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the US state of California while a rescue team secures an injured climber.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The cliff divers, drawn to the thrills of the illicit jumps amplified by social media, reveled in dozens of leaps.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

“Both parties are going to have to go over the cliff together, so to speak,” Primus said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Shifa didn’t look convinced but she helped bring in the boat and wedge it under the cliff in a copse of coconut trees.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

She loved Caló des Moro, a beach nestled between steep cliffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Instead, the 17-year-old was at the cliffs enjoying his last few days off before beginning his senior year of high school.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

What makes the latter leap more treacherous is a rock ledge that juts out about 10 to 15 feet from the cliffs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is internationally acclaimed for its spectacular granite cliffs, glaciers, waterfalls, sequoia trees and wildlife.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

When the morning dawned, foggy and squally, they were right up under the island’s towering black cliffs, and a violent squall tore down the side of a mountain, slamming into the boat.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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