thin ice
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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
In France, Le Figaro's UK correspondent writes that Starmer is on "thin ice".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been on thin ice within the administration for some time.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026
In others, the water stayed liquid beneath a thin ice cover rather than freezing completely.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
I raced downstairs and wriggled up to the edge of the buckled floor on my belly like you would a hole in thin ice.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
