cliff
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While the cliff at the back of the hall has "barely receded", Brown said it was important to act before it was too late.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
College and university enrollments are hitting the so-called demographic cliff, a falloff in the population of potential students caused by lower birthrates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Talk to a tax adviser about possible Roth conversions and ways to manage a potential tax cliff.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"We had to jump straight into the water, climb out, put helmets and harnesses on, and start scrambling up the cliff face."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Together, they ran at the edge of the cliff.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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
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
Coastal cliffs are particularly challenging to study, they explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
All around us is pavement, ocean, and in both the near and far distance, a coastline of sandy-colored cliffs.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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