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cliff

[klif] / klɪf /


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The conservationists had scramble from the water up a cliff face in the dark to find cracks in the rocks where the snails could be safely left.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In June, Tahnoon came to Washington, and Estevez met him again, this time at a McLean, Va. mansion Tahnoon owned, on a cliff overlooking the Potomac river.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

A cliff averaging one foot a year might actually not do anything dramatic for 20 years, and then a 20-foot collapse will abruptly topple in one go.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

And so the adventure begins, taking one assured step forward, right off a cliff.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

“Grumbling to himself, the man went on until he found a buffalo. It had just fallen over a cliff and was already dead. ‘Wonderful!’ cried the hunter.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

But lately, a different demographic has flocked to its limestone cliffs: office workers from China’s big cities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Adalberto Maypora, a well-known character around town, inspects his fishing boat on a deserted beach nestled between cliffs.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Their team also installed rain gauges and went into the field each week with advanced laser-imaging technology, known as lidar, to measure and track the cliffs before and after a collapse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Maybe you had high hopes, only to watch them crash against the sky-high cliffs of calcified Television Academy voters’ habits.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Granda leaned against the wall at the edge of the field, looking up at the cliffs.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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