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cliff

[klif] / klɪf /


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These days, St. Michael’s and other campuses face the so-called demographic cliff, a drop-off in the number of prospective students that is forecast to last years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Do not shelter under a tree or use a cliff or rocky overhang, the weather service warns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

There was also a requirement that sewage and surface water drainage be handled away from the site's cliff edge.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

If you look at the trend line, the U.S. one has gone off a cliff faster than those other four.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Nim remembered the scene in Mountain Madness where the hero was snagged by the rope around his waist as he climbed down a cliff.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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