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The movie is an emotional high-wire act that writers, directors, and actors will admire.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?
—Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Marketing today is a bit of a high-wire act.
—Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?
—Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Marketing today is a bit of a high-wire act.
—Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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