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It’s always been a high-wire act for teams who need their best players to be their best selves in the big moments and also enough willing, able talent behind them, backing them up in those most crucial of times.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) was such an intense high-wire act, the grueling shoot in China left Lee barely able to stand and fully intending to give it all up.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 May 2025
But with extremely narrow majority margins in both chambers of Congress, passing the legislation will be a high-wire act for the GOP.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
But behind those headlines and high-wire acts is the quiet, steady presence of managers.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) was such an intense high-wire act, the grueling shoot in China left Lee barely able to stand and fully intending to give it all up.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 May 2025
But with extremely narrow majority margins in both chambers of Congress, passing the legislation will be a high-wire act for the GOP.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
But behind those headlines and high-wire acts is the quiet, steady presence of managers.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-wire
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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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