on the fence
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Asked if she was Team Sceptic or Team Believer in the paranormal, as featured in the Uncanny podcast, Creevy said she was "kind of on the fence" but had an open mind.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
About 45% remain undecided — far more than are still mulling the mayor’s race, but far fewer than were on the fence a month ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Detractors include Jake Fortes, a 44-year-old travel agent who founded the group "Honest Future for Lowell" and whose property sits on the fence line.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Still, for anyone remaining on the fence, it might not help that some of the pastors who’ve put their support behind Ramaswamy are steeped in controversy.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
One day Melanie brought her poster paints and they painted stars and birds and flowers on the fence in back of the altar; and another day they made a canopy to hang above Nefertiti’s head.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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