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Finally, Robles shared an animatic for one of the show’s high-tension action sequences, even sneaking in some animation by Kevin Molina-Ortiz.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 11 June 2025
Their cross-country flight was about 2 miles southeast of the airfield when, amid dense fog, the jet struck high-tension power lines and went down around 3:47 a.m., officials said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 8 June 2025
Hours later, the plane struck high-tension power lines on approach to the runway at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego and crashed, Baker said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 May 2025
The jet hit high-tension power lines while approaching the airport and crashed into a home a few miles away around 3:40 a.m., according to officials.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
After several minutes of high-tension, three-on-three overtime play in the recent World Junior Championship gold medal game in Ottawa, future Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium had apparently seen enough.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
Another pair of monkeys climbed a high-tension transmission tower near the town of Hicksville, resulting in a 30-minute power outage and fatal consequences for the two culprits.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the high-tension election cycle, President Biden and the president-elect had a meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
Relations between Kennedy and Johnson had been strained: the high-tension Democratic Party primaries in 1960 played a role; so did the simple fact that up to this point presidents had kept their vice presidents distant.
—David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 11 June 2025
Their cross-country flight was about 2 miles southeast of the airfield when, amid dense fog, the jet struck high-tension power lines and went down around 3:47 a.m., officials said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 8 June 2025
Hours later, the plane struck high-tension power lines on approach to the runway at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego and crashed, Baker said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 May 2025
The jet hit high-tension power lines while approaching the airport and crashed into a home a few miles away around 3:40 a.m., according to officials.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
After several minutes of high-tension, three-on-three overtime play in the recent World Junior Championship gold medal game in Ottawa, future Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium had apparently seen enough.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
Another pair of monkeys climbed a high-tension transmission tower near the town of Hicksville, resulting in a 30-minute power outage and fatal consequences for the two culprits.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the high-tension election cycle, President Biden and the president-elect had a meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
Relations between Kennedy and Johnson had been strained: the high-tension Democratic Party primaries in 1960 played a role; so did the simple fact that up to this point presidents had kept their vice presidents distant.
—David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016
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“High-tension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-tension. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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