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Annese spent 22 years in the high-wire performance act better known as high school teaching.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The academic rigors of the Ivy League and basketball became a high-wire juggling act requiring time management and moral support.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Despite the marquee openings, launching a successful eatery in 2025 remained a high-wire act.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
In this thrilling one-woman production of Oscar Wilde’s gothic horror, the Succession star fearlessly executed a theatrical high-wire act, cycling through every character in the story with razor-sharp precision and breathtaking balance.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The academic rigors of the Ivy League and basketball became a high-wire juggling act requiring time management and moral support.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Despite the marquee openings, launching a successful eatery in 2025 remained a high-wire act.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
In this thrilling one-woman production of Oscar Wilde’s gothic horror, the Succession star fearlessly executed a theatrical high-wire act, cycling through every character in the story with razor-sharp precision and breathtaking balance.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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