house of cards
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The production ultimately feels as flat as a fallen house of cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"This can lead to problems down the road," Fredberg said, calling out a potential house of cards.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
If this was a crime of passion, it was meticulously laid out, but eventually it was exposed as a cold and calculating house of cards that came crashing down.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Yasmin and Henry are perched at the very top of a house of cards, and there’s a strong wind coming just over the horizon.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
I grin at the house of cards idea, getting the irony that they don’t.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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