writing on the wall
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Another former Meta director, Zvika Krieger, said Meta agreed to the changes because it saw "the writing on the wall".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"I hope that Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube will read the writing on the wall and enter into similar settlements," Lopez said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Meta wouldn’t settle unless it sees the writing on the wall and feels really exposed,” Nora Freeman Engstrom, a Stanford University law professor, told the New York Times.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Starmer read the writing on the wall and quit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
“The whole thing’s weird. What was that writing on the wall about? The Chamber Has Been Opened. What’s that supposed to mean?”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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