: allowing no middle ground between success and failure
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San Francisco has the ultimate make-or-break schedule this week, playing seven road games against divisional opponents -- three against the Arizona Diamondbacks, then four against the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Technical reliability is a make-or-break factor when considering industrial integration.—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 The Greek show will have a 12-meter-high Wall, with two players per episode facing the make-or-break questions, and a cash prize of up to €350,000 ($408,000).—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 But this fall could present a make-or-break moment.—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make-or-break
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