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Steep, shallow slopes with rocky features — including cliffs and large outcroppings — are often the first areas to see wet avalanche activity.
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Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
These are hard data outcroppings from a seething sea of online hate.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
On Friday, January 13, 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping and capsized, resulting in a total evacuation and 32 deaths.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
There are rock outcroppings on Palmyra Peak that are in your way on the way down.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
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Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
These are hard data outcroppings from a seething sea of online hate.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
On Friday, January 13, 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping and capsized, resulting in a total evacuation and 32 deaths.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
There are rock outcroppings on Palmyra Peak that are in your way on the way down.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcropping. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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outcropping
noun
out·crop·ping
ˈȧut-ˌkrä-piŋ 
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