tightrope walker
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A tightrope walker who will perform high above the crowds at the Principality Stadium has said it is an "honour" to help Take That transform the venue into a giant circus.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
His first series, “Jultagi,” used the Korean tightrope walker as a metaphor for the immigrant experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
In one video, a tightrope walker suspended between two mountains edges toward the viewer, creating an unsettling urge to look down at an intimidating chasm below.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
Graham Greene is deemed a “brilliant tightrope walker edging between God and his grubby little creatures” but nonetheless compares unfavorably to Isaac Bashevis Singer.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
It is not all that difficult to train an intelligent mouse to be an expert tightrope walker provided you know exactly how to go about it.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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