thin ice
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It provides investors with yet another reason to worry that the stock market is skating on thin ice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
These decisions clearly suggest that long-standing, anti-unitarian landmark decisions such as Humphrey’s were on thin ice.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
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 others, the water stayed liquid beneath a thin ice cover rather than freezing completely.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
That was the year all our parents’ warnings about thin ice and frigid water became true.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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