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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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Tiny the hound became stranded in the middle of the cliff face near the mountain’s summit on Jan. 1, Mesa County Search and Rescue said on Facebook.
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025
Some solid increases across the board here suggest that with at least these two titles (admittedly, a tiny sample size), the RTX 5090 may not see too much of a cliff with older games.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Both our regional electric grid manager and federal agencies have issued dire warnings of a near-term electricity reliability cliff as Maryland is closing baseload power plants prematurely with no reliable replacements in sight.
—David T. Stevenson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
Officials and witnesses said the rescue efforts were hampered by the fact that part of the 161-room hotel is on the side of a cliff.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025
Some solid increases across the board here suggest that with at least these two titles (admittedly, a tiny sample size), the RTX 5090 may not see too much of a cliff with older games.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Both our regional electric grid manager and federal agencies have issued dire warnings of a near-term electricity reliability cliff as Maryland is closing baseload power plants prematurely with no reliable replacements in sight.
—David T. Stevenson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
Officials and witnesses said the rescue efforts were hampered by the fact that part of the 161-room hotel is on the side of a cliff.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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