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Some industry representatives criticized Makary for the FDA’s Replimune rejections, adding pressure when he was already on thin ice with administration officials over vaping policy and ongoing management clashes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been on thin ice within the administration for some time.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

If buying wipes out all savings, they’ll be skating on thin ice.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Only six months ago, the pair was on thin ice after a series of underperforming films, including Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17” and the Robert De Niro-led mob movie “The Alto Knights.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

I’ve come to enjoy the risk, the sensation of vertigo when I realize that I’ve shot right over the border of the socially acceptable, that I’m walking on thin ice, on empty air.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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