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cliff

[klif] / klɪf /


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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

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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