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The jet hit high-tension power lines while approaching the airport and crashed into a home a few miles away around 3:40 a.m., according to officials.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
After several minutes of high-tension, three-on-three overtime play in the recent World Junior Championship gold medal game in Ottawa, future Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium had apparently seen enough.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
Another pair of monkeys climbed a high-tension transmission tower near the town of Hicksville, resulting in a 30-minute power outage and fatal consequences for the two culprits.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the high-tension election cycle, President Biden and the president-elect had a meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
Relations between Kennedy and Johnson had been strained: the high-tension Democratic Party primaries in 1960 played a role; so did the simple fact that up to this point presidents had kept their vice presidents distant.
—David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016
The scenes then mix the high-tension of impending rebellion with shots of the elite and Jawu alike, contrasting their stations in life while leading up to a boisterous communal uprising that culminates in chaos.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
An affected resident asked PSEG representatives about the potential decrease in property values due to the presence of high-tension, high-voltage power lines and their towering structures in his neighborhood.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
The fire tornado uprooted trees, scoured the ground, toppled high-tension power lines and even collapsed a home, killing three occupants.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
After several minutes of high-tension, three-on-three overtime play in the recent World Junior Championship gold medal game in Ottawa, future Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium had apparently seen enough.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
Another pair of monkeys climbed a high-tension transmission tower near the town of Hicksville, resulting in a 30-minute power outage and fatal consequences for the two culprits.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the high-tension election cycle, President Biden and the president-elect had a meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
Relations between Kennedy and Johnson had been strained: the high-tension Democratic Party primaries in 1960 played a role; so did the simple fact that up to this point presidents had kept their vice presidents distant.
—David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016
The scenes then mix the high-tension of impending rebellion with shots of the elite and Jawu alike, contrasting their stations in life while leading up to a boisterous communal uprising that culminates in chaos.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
An affected resident asked PSEG representatives about the potential decrease in property values due to the presence of high-tension, high-voltage power lines and their towering structures in his neighborhood.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
The fire tornado uprooted trees, scoured the ground, toppled high-tension power lines and even collapsed a home, killing three occupants.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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“High-tension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-tension. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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