BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- With crippling trade tariffs, surging corporate costs and increasing market volatility, the convergence of tensions and disruptions in 2025 has clouded the global economic ...

Anyways, the earliest media citation of “getting their ducks in a row” is this, according to TheIdioms.com: The earliest known usage of the phrase dates back to the late 19th century. An example from ...