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Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.
rock climbers scaling steep cliffs
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Snow blankets the dramatic cliffs, some mountain passes are closed, and ferry services are limited.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
College enrollment in Tennessee has largely stabilized after a pandemic-era drop-off, but new numbers show one Nashville university is facing a potentially cataclysmic enrollment cliff.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The county faces a $1 billion capital projects backlog, an unexpected sales tax shortfall, looming departmental fiscal cliffs and the knock-on effect of the Sheriff's Office's struggles to rein in its overtime spending.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
College enrollment in Tennessee has largely stabilized after a pandemic-era drop-off, but new numbers show one Nashville university is facing a potentially cataclysmic enrollment cliff.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The county faces a $1 billion capital projects backlog, an unexpected sales tax shortfall, looming departmental fiscal cliffs and the knock-on effect of the Sheriff's Office's struggles to rein in its overtime spending.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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