cliff
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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
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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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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - High School
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