sit on the fence
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The question has dominated boxing for the best part of a decade, and British fight fans rarely sit on the fence.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
“They need to be condemned and there’s no place to sit on the fence here: You’re either condemning it or you’re condoning it.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2023
"In the coming days, the Russian market should trade in a narrow band - investors are likely to sit on the fence hoping for more clarity," BCS said.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022
Ukraine was “trying to sit on the fence and avoid any sensitive issues with Beijing, and expected the same from China,” he said.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022
He must have been first cousin to the man who traveled with the circus simply to be able to sit on the fence and hear the band play.
From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by Coup, W. C.
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