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cliffhanger

[klif-hang-er] / ˈklɪfˌhæŋ ər /


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"One thing I'll tell you about my boss, and the 47th president – I've known him for, geez, close to 30 years now at this point – he likes a cliffhanger," Giuliani said.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Amid the flurry of publicity for “Alice and Steve,” Walker isn’t sure what comes next; the series ends with a very dramatic cliffhanger, which could set up a second season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

A solid, by-the-numbers, character-driven yarn, “Detour” ends on a cliffhanger because it’s the start of a series.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

The police body cam footage of her arrest serves as the “Mormon Wives” premiere’s cliffhanger.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

And each night Scheherazade weaves the tales together so that they always end on a cliffhanger.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Fun at times, ridiculous at others, the show ended with multiple cliffhangers, so pulling the plug seems especially painful.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Zuiker, the “CSI” creator, said the challenge of writing a microdrama is coming up with a full story held together with cliffhangers to keep people glued.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Frankly, that’s as edgy as it gets, especially in streaming, which increasingly uses episodic cliffhangers to speed up a series’ completion rate — nothing fuels a binge watch like a jacked up heart rate.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

Over its 40-year run, EastEnders hasn't just been plot twists, emotions and gripping "doof doof" cliffhangers.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2025

"TNG" and "Deep Space Nine" were syndicated series, and in the age of scripted syndication, cliffhangers were insurance beckoning a wandering audience to return.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2023




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