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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 wife of a Pasadena man who drove her and their two young children off a Northern California cliff asked a judge to release her husband from jail, saying the family needs him.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Spanning over 417 acres, the secluded outpost has numerous residences amid craggy, waterside cliffs and rolling green pastures that used to be home to a small farm with 55 Scottish Blackface sheep.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Spanning over 417 acres, the secluded outpost has numerous residences amid craggy, waterside cliffs and rolling green pastures that used to be home to a small farm with 55 Scottish Blackface sheep.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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