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How many people her age could step right in the firing line and take command like Leavitt has?
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
The private sector is increasingly in the firing line.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Carter could be in the firing line after starting the game but being hooked for Niamh Charles after an hour of play.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 9 July 2025
As well as handing Trump a win and some cash, the Bob Iger-run media giant’s resolution of the then-candidate’s defamation suit set the tone for Trump 2.0, even as companies and executives that have sought to curry favor found themselves just as quickly back in the firing line.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
The private sector is increasingly in the firing line.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Carter could be in the firing line after starting the game but being hooked for Niamh Charles after an hour of play.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 9 July 2025
As well as handing Trump a win and some cash, the Bob Iger-run media giant’s resolution of the then-candidate’s defamation suit set the tone for Trump 2.0, even as companies and executives that have sought to curry favor found themselves just as quickly back in the firing line.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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“In the firing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20firing%20line. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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