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nail-biting

[neyl-bahy-ting] / ˈneɪlˌbaɪ tɪŋ /






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The victory parade comes a day after the men's team lost a nail-biting Champions League final against Paris St-Germain in a penalty shootout in Budapest.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

After decades of nail-biting and false alarms, has it finally arrived?

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

But underneath all the nail-biting is a solid foundation—Arsenal hasn’t climbed to the top of the league by accident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend breathed a sigh of relief after his side's nail-biting 26-23 win over Wales on Saturday kept them in the reckoning for the Six Nations championship.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

“A medal-league table was set up every day in most newspapers, which showed the points every team had reached....For us youngsters, it was a nail-biting experience to the very last day. We had won!”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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