death-defying
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Here’s what to know about the death-defying climb:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Esai Morales is on a death-defying mission to make Tom Cruise’s life impossible, yet again, in the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” action film franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
England do not need a humble Stokes in Australia, they need the alpha at his death-defying best.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
How can we balance a desire to see movies judiciously with that little voice in our head that repeats, “Watch Tom Cruise do death-defying stunts” on a loop for six straight weeks every other summer?
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2025
Standing a little apart from the choir, Ivy sang the dark sweetness that Pauline could not name; she sang the death-defying death that Pauline yearned for; she sang of the Stranger who knew .
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
