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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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The effect is genuinely frightening—like a locomotive going off a cliff at full speed.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: The restaurant business fell off a cliff during the pandemic but bounced back quickly.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office The case began when a man claiming to be Brandon Andrade called 911 and claimed that was injured after he was chased by a bear and fell off a cliff, authorities have said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The government’s latest employment figures released Friday showed the job market is cooling in an orderly fashion, not falling off a cliff, when stripping out the temporary effects of recent labor strikes and natural disasters on data.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: The restaurant business fell off a cliff during the pandemic but bounced back quickly.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office The case began when a man claiming to be Brandon Andrade called 911 and claimed that was injured after he was chased by a bear and fell off a cliff, authorities have said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The government’s latest employment figures released Friday showed the job market is cooling in an orderly fashion, not falling off a cliff, when stripping out the temporary effects of recent labor strikes and natural disasters on data.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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