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Coily hair faces a unique risk called traction alopecia, where high-tension styles pull on follicles over time and can lead to permanent loss along the hairline.
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
The latter film explores the dramatic effort to save a group of schoolkids stranded in a cable car in a remote area of Northern Pakistan after a high-tension wire snapped, leaving them dangling almost a thousand feet above a valley.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
After Felix's post-parade release, he got caught in a high-tension wire in West Norwood, N.J., and caught fire, per The New York Times.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
After a string of high-tension, high-stakes episodes — will the deck team implode?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
With scalp serums, a consistent routine, and a break from trendy high-tension styles, my scalp is healing.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
While an occasional high-tension style isn't going to ruin your hair, these are the most common complaints from people who slick their strands back regularly.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
So good at important moments in the high-stakes, high-tension final set, Sabalenka held it together and held on, converting her third match point Thursday night to finish off a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pegula in a rematch of last year’s final.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Lewis reportedly was referring to the high-tension situation unfolding in the community following the beatdown.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
The latter film explores the dramatic effort to save a group of schoolkids stranded in a cable car in a remote area of Northern Pakistan after a high-tension wire snapped, leaving them dangling almost a thousand feet above a valley.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
After Felix's post-parade release, he got caught in a high-tension wire in West Norwood, N.J., and caught fire, per The New York Times.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
After a string of high-tension, high-stakes episodes — will the deck team implode?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
With scalp serums, a consistent routine, and a break from trendy high-tension styles, my scalp is healing.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
While an occasional high-tension style isn't going to ruin your hair, these are the most common complaints from people who slick their strands back regularly.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
So good at important moments in the high-stakes, high-tension final set, Sabalenka held it together and held on, converting her third match point Thursday night to finish off a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pegula in a rematch of last year’s final.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Lewis reportedly was referring to the high-tension situation unfolding in the community following the beatdown.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“High-tension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-tension. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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