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The nominee will face a high-wire act of placating the president (who wants steep interest rate cuts) while keeping the trust of investors worried about high inflation and political influence on the central bank.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
For weeks, Shanahan and his staff have been pulling off a high-wire act, using elite schemes and clever coaching to mask the deficiencies of third-stringers and street free agents.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Expect the late innings of every game the Dodgers lead to be a high-wire act.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s a high-wire tension to Linda’s toying with disaster, a way in which the film feels like the Uncut Gems of motherhood (Josh Safdie is actually a producer).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
For weeks, Shanahan and his staff have been pulling off a high-wire act, using elite schemes and clever coaching to mask the deficiencies of third-stringers and street free agents.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Expect the late innings of every game the Dodgers lead to be a high-wire act.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s a high-wire tension to Linda’s toying with disaster, a way in which the film feels like the Uncut Gems of motherhood (Josh Safdie is actually a producer).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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