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That’s because Tesla, Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturer, is about to face a make-or-break test of self-driving technology that the CEO believes is key to its future value — yet has been the subject of a years-long probe by the Justice Department into potential securities and wire fraud.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
The challenge is determining what is actually going to move the needle while also taking into account which customer requests must be addressed first, which bugs and defects are make-or-break and what new features will outweigh the cost of technical debt.
—Daniel Decloss, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
After back-to-back disappointing seasons for the Chicago Cubs, this year felt like the make-or-break season.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
The challenge is determining what is actually going to move the needle while also taking into account which customer requests must be addressed first, which bugs and defects are make-or-break and what new features will outweigh the cost of technical debt.
—Daniel Decloss, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
After back-to-back disappointing seasons for the Chicago Cubs, this year felt like the make-or-break season.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Make-or-break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make-or-break. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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