The job interview went smooth, but being in the hot seat was stressful even for Michael. I was in the hot seat when the boss found out that I'd caused that error in the report.
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For many politicians, abortion is an issue that's too hot to handle. The scandal was a little too hot to handle for the evening news without heavily censoring the details.