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Edison is back in a familiar hot seat Southern California Edison is under familiar scrutiny as investigators work to determine whether the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton fire earlier this month.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Florida finishing at No. 32 after the Billy Napier hot seat talk was quite a turnaround, closing with four consecutive wins, including against LSU, Ole Miss and a (very depleted) Tulane.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
A lot of people really have seen what the heads of the tax role responsibilities are, and there's a bunch who just simply don't want that pressure and don't want to be in that hot seat.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Can Peyton Manning show up again dressed in full uniform?
Oct. 19, Kentucky at Florida: For those on the Billy Napier hot seat watch, this seems like a pivotal game.
—Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Florida finishing at No. 32 after the Billy Napier hot seat talk was quite a turnaround, closing with four consecutive wins, including against LSU, Ole Miss and a (very depleted) Tulane.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
A lot of people really have seen what the heads of the tax role responsibilities are, and there's a bunch who just simply don't want that pressure and don't want to be in that hot seat.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Can Peyton Manning show up again dressed in full uniform?
Oct. 19, Kentucky at Florida: For those on the Billy Napier hot seat watch, this seems like a pivotal game.
—Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Hot seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20seat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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