Examples of in the firing line in a Sentence
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Air links connecting the capital Madrid to major cities like Barcelona, Valencia, and Alicante are all geographically in the firing line.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Feb. 2024
And all amid analysts’ concerns that an Israel-Hezbollah war could erupt and place their village in the firing line.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
An independent inquiry as well as a police investigation into the scandal are ongoing, and top business executives and former ministers are in the firing line.
—Sachin Ravikumar, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
These information blackouts could deepen the suffering of those fleeing the fighting, or in the firing line.
—WIRED, 21 Oct. 2023
Geopolitical tension between the U.S. and China is another consideration as the chips industry is in the firing line of new export curbs, but Intel continues to see the region as key to its business.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 31 May 2023
As for Disney itself, employees are bracing themselves for news next week as the film and TV departments are set to be next in the firing line.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
The main action in the episode revolves around Eric, who is panicking that Cross Product Sales (CPS) is losing business to other desks on the trading floor, and Yasmin, who finds herself in the firing line of her manipulative, sexist superior Kenny.
—Ellie Austin and Andrés R. Martínez, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2020
Telling managers to brace for announcements today, Zuckerberg’s memo said Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs will be in the firing line.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Feb. 2024
And all amid analysts’ concerns that an Israel-Hezbollah war could erupt and place their village in the firing line.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
An independent inquiry as well as a police investigation into the scandal are ongoing, and top business executives and former ministers are in the firing line.
—Sachin Ravikumar, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
These information blackouts could deepen the suffering of those fleeing the fighting, or in the firing line.
—WIRED, 21 Oct. 2023
Geopolitical tension between the U.S. and China is another consideration as the chips industry is in the firing line of new export curbs, but Intel continues to see the region as key to its business.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 31 May 2023
As for Disney itself, employees are bracing themselves for news next week as the film and TV departments are set to be next in the firing line.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
The main action in the episode revolves around Eric, who is panicking that Cross Product Sales (CPS) is losing business to other desks on the trading floor, and Yasmin, who finds herself in the firing line of her manipulative, sexist superior Kenny.
—Ellie Austin and Andrés R. Martínez, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2020
Telling managers to brace for announcements today, Zuckerberg’s memo said Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs will be in the firing line.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
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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 25 Apr. 2024.
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