on the line
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His 25 wickets this season came at average of 20.36 and he demonstrated once again that he remains a fearsome and competitive animal when the match is on the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“My life is on the line, and you know what? It’s not fair,” he said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
So with the clock winding down and the game on the line, Chambliss wasn’t thinking about a national championship, or a Heisman trophy, or his suddenly soaring NFL draft stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy arrived at Crypto.com Arena with a five-round bout scheduled and key positions in the lightweight division on the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
I’m kicking, trying to get back to the surface, fighting the steady tug on the line.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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