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"They all toe the line, and they keep telling me: 'Boris, you get it, don't you? One step in the wrong direction, and we're finished.'"

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A meet-up with Meyers’ “artistic community,” a circle of so-called intellectuals known as the Enthusiasm Society, leads Ed to humbly dip a toe back into his vanished creative side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Chinese companies including Alibaba and the startup Moonshot AI have released new AI models in recent days that they claim stand toe to toe with the best the West has to offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

There was concern for veteran Australian opening bat Chris Lynn, Northants' leading scorer in the competition, who retired hurt on 18 after being struck on the toe by Duan Jansen.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Håkon’s toe caught on a rock and he kicked it.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The Blocks are among a crowd of consumers who dipped their toes into electric cars in an era when the deals were too good to pass up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

The coming days will include a handful of events that should help keep bond traders on their toes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The fund’s July losses—and gains for the year despite them—are representative of the market turbulence that has kept investors on their toes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

While the plot unfolds in a fairly predictable manner, it’s the character of Margarita who keeps us on our toes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Curious, she examined her fingers and wiggled her toes.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

When war was declared, David recanted his previously strong pro-German views and toed a patriotic line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

In 2018, Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, toed the party line after Beijing shut down ByteDance’s jokes app.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Clucas strode forward, toed the ball beyond the Ipswich defence and Eaves opens up his body before stroking the ball into the bottom-right corner.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024

In “The Seagull/Woodstock, NY,” Thomas Bradshaw’s Chekhov adaptation, Parker Posey’s portrayal of Irene deftly toed the line between satire, affection and melancholia.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

There was a pile of shoes to the side, so he toed off his sneakers, glad that he had worn clean socks, at least.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

The event, Petito says, does "a really good job of toeing the line... for pushing the advocacy side and not the exploitative side of victims and their families and loved ones".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

During my three weeks covered in glowing sensors, I found myself toeing the line between mindful self-improvement and algorithmic overload.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

When it came to shoes, though, Murkowski showed little interest in toeing Trump’s line.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

"Currencies should reflect economic fundamentals ... I'm closely watching currency moves," Suzuki told reporters, toeing the standard official line.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

Dorothy walked to school on the other side of the street, toeing the invisible line that separated them.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly