: allowing no middle ground between success and failure
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Schumer set up a make-or-break vote on whether the bill would inch closer to becoming law or languish in this Congress.—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024 The 2024-25 offseason, in the slowly-dawning era of revenue-sharing and an inflated NIL marketplace, is shaping up to be massively important for USC heading into a possible make-or-break season for Lincoln Riley’s program rebuild.—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024 For many businesses and especially for start-ups, the user experience and interface of their digital products can be the make-or-break between attracting and retaining customers or pushing them to competitors.—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 The setup leaves Black Friday as a make-or-break event that will help draw distinct lines between the season’s winners and losers.—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make-or-break
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