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In another, Mann’s naked daughter tiptoes across a tabletop, evoking both her strength and vulnerability.
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Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs punter Matt Araiza intentionally tiptoed out of the end zone Saturday to surrender a safety, which added meaningless points to the scoreboard but shook the gambling world.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Sustainability The Big Story Nuclear industry tiptoes toward renaissance
Step by halting step, the U.S. nuclear industry is advancing.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
After two decades of watching London and other cities reap benefits from their congestion-pricing policies as New York stewed in its own exhaust, the city had seen Kathy Hochul tiptoe up to embracing it, then cancel it, then reinstate it.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
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Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs punter Matt Araiza intentionally tiptoed out of the end zone Saturday to surrender a safety, which added meaningless points to the scoreboard but shook the gambling world.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Sustainability The Big Story Nuclear industry tiptoes toward renaissance
Step by halting step, the U.S. nuclear industry is advancing.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
After two decades of watching London and other cities reap benefits from their congestion-pricing policies as New York stewed in its own exhaust, the city had seen Kathy Hochul tiptoe up to embracing it, then cancel it, then reinstate it.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Tiptoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoe. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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