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The 2025 budget is the first real domestic test for the PM, who has inherited something of a poisoned chalice, with France’s fiscal challenges and warring political establishment providing the backdrop to the new government after several months of political uncertainty in the country.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
The veteran Conservative and former Brexit negotiator has inherited something of a poisoned chalice, however, with the country facing acute fiscal challenges that require immediate attention.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Unspeakable atrocities have been committed in the name of religion, driving many out of it in the first place, and adding a mind-altering substance into that old chalice may prove a dangerous combination indeed.
—Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
Still basking in the glow of their Stanley Cup win, the Florida Panthers will enter their upcoming defense of the chalice with a new streaming partner in addition to their new local broadcaster.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
The veteran Conservative and former Brexit negotiator has inherited something of a poisoned chalice, however, with the country facing acute fiscal challenges that require immediate attention.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Unspeakable atrocities have been committed in the name of religion, driving many out of it in the first place, and adding a mind-altering substance into that old chalice may prove a dangerous combination indeed.
—Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
Still basking in the glow of their Stanley Cup win, the Florida Panthers will enter their upcoming defense of the chalice with a new streaming partner in addition to their new local broadcaster.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Chalice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalice. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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