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on the fence



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Drawn to the iridescent glass, Saar lined the artifacts on the fence and encouraged her daughters to keep an eye out, too.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Now, he said he’s seeing people who might have been on the fence about buying an EV make the switch because of gas prices.

From MarketWatch May 2, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's Mar. 23, 2026

It's hard to back either team to get the win, so I am going to sit on the fence here.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

“I picked up the string. It got tangled with my foot. I sat on the fence to try to get it off, and it caught on the fence.”

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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