house of cards

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Both share one house of cards that works on paper.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Let’s hope that we can knock over that house of cards with peace walks and other forms of calm, resolute resistance.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Every time OpenAI wants to spend money, Windsor said, it needs to raise money — “and it only takes one investment round to go badly for the whole house of cards to fall.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

This week: Volatility in the Japanese bond market is threatening the global trade house of cards.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026

The scene changed as suddenly as a house of cards falling down.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White