cliff
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Colleges across America are reckoning with the demographic cliff as the pipeline of 18-year-olds dwindles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
California Highway Patrol officers received calls about a vehicle that had been traveling southbound before falling off a cliff, the agency said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Specialist search teams scaling mountains and cliff faces, or crossing raging rivers to try to get to the worst-affected areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Moreover, there are persisting concerns on the scope for a return to growth in 2027 and a large patent cliff problem further out, the analyst said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Together, they ran at the edge of the cliff.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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
Her latest trip took her to the cliffs outside León, Spain, where eclipse chasers from all over the world gathered to witness the otherworldly event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“That is, they’re going to cliffs, they’re going to large trees, they’re flying over other eagle territories, and they’re looking for vacancies: ‘Does this male down below have a female with it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Automated software often reported trees as being much taller than they really were, especially when they stood beside cliffs or sharp changes in elevation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
She pointed off to the right side of the road, northward to the gray cliffs, and said, “This is the place I told Ivan about.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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