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playing with fire







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"You're playing with fire because if this move ends up adding to the anger and the discontent among so many there, then you have a very big problem on your hands."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Skeptics say Strategy and its investors are playing with fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Colossal’s approach to communicating its work with what I termed last year “unsparing razzmatazz” is playing with fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

And he was getting better at playing with fire now, too, as fascinated as a boy with a puppy.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke


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