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cliff

[klif] / klɪf /


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“There isn’t a cliff event,” he said, adding that it’s a “corrosive” process that slowly wears down the ability of households to spend and keep up on their debts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

For many young people, the move out of the care system is sometimes described as the "cliff edge" - it's the point at which care and support can stop almost overnight.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The positive trial results bolster Merck’s strategy to counter Keytruda’s patent cliff, which begins in 2028.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

He slinks along a wall, scales a cliff, navigates drain pipes and leaps up and down from his preferred perch—behind the left shoulder of Din Djarin, aka the Mandalorian warrior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

There was a black opening in the cliff just above the hole.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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