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What is a tightrope?

What is a tightrope? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
  2. (figuratively) a difficult or desperate situation.
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He has to walk a tightrope, not just one, but many, strung between all the many factions of this deeply divided nation.
Part of the pleasure of watching a one-man band is like watching a tightrope walker to see whether they fall off or not.
Her tree climbing was often described as how an ox would try to walk a tightrope.
Whatever the nature of their reclusiveness, all of them have learnt to maintain a tightrope balance between the world, the self and their art.
He lives in hope that he can find more people willing to walk a financial tightrope so that others can tread the boards.
The West Wing became a critical and fan favorite, and successfully walked that tricky tightrope between pontification and dramatization.

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