house of cards
noun phrase
: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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Video of the collapse, which shows the structure tumbling like a house of cards, quickly spread like wildfire online.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Some have argued that OpenAI itself could be a house of cards that’s one run on the banks away from collapsing in on itself.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
When removed from the equation, the house of cards at Madison Square Garden collapses in real time.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
But even as skeptics label Strategy and the DAT model as a house of cards built on financial chicanery, others view them as early leaders in an emerging category of crypto banks.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Some have argued that OpenAI itself could be a house of cards that’s one run on the banks away from collapsing in on itself.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
When removed from the equation, the house of cards at Madison Square Garden collapses in real time.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
But even as skeptics label Strategy and the DAT model as a house of cards built on financial chicanery, others view them as early leaders in an emerging category of crypto banks.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
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“House of cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20of%20cards. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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