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trial by fire

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Not unlike her first day on the job as director-to-be of AIIMS, which was nothing short of a trial by fire.

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“Thousands of people like me have had their trial by fire, only to be released and been told that it’s worth nothing,” said Corleto, who now works with Vera Institute of Justice, a national organization focused on criminal justice reform.

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“Our wedding was trial by fire and we survived,” she added.

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“The scale was so massive compared to what I’d done before, it was trial by fire. I always want to bite off a little more than I can chew, and when that one was over, I said to myself, ‘OK, I know how to direct.’

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Joe Alt’s trial by fire in the NFL continues with Cleveland’s Myles Garrett.

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