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playing with fire







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"You're playing with fire because if this move ends up adding to the anger and the discontent among so many there, then you have a very big problem on your hands."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

Reality TV always courts some amount of controversy, but with Taylor Frankie Paul, ‘The Bachelorette’ was desperately playing with fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

The president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google shares her foolproof B.S. detector and why big tech can be like playing with fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

And, incidentally, he was playing with fire again, helping an intruder to escape undetected from his father’s house.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler


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