house of cards
Example Sentences
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“The signature verification process in Maricopa County is a house of cards,” Lake said in a statement.
From Seattle Times
But Mr Murdaugh rejected assertions by Mr Waters that he was concerned about his "financial house of cards" collapsing.
From BBC
Before its extraordinary implosion, FTX strung together a red carpet’s worth of celebrity sponsors, lending glitz and glamour to the ill-fated house of cards.
From Los Angeles Times
He suddenly realizes,” Mr. Ebert said, that “his entire life has been a house of cards.”
From Washington Times
He has been accused by the US of building "a house of cards on a foundation of deception, while telling investors that it was one of the safest buildings in crypto".
From BBC
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