as in contentious
relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions
the new plan raises a number of hot-button issues that are sure to get voters riled up
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as in third rail
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024
The 20th edition of CIFF features a lineup full of political, hot button documentaries fresh off showings at Toronto, Venice and Telluride.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
The Assessment arrives at a time when reproduction rights is a hot button issue.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Coming up, Kamala Harris moves to the middle on some hot button issues.
—ABC News, 1 Sep. 2024
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Inflation will remain a hot button issue during the presidential campaign this fall that GOP candidate Trump knows could hurt Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats in 2024.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024
The 20th edition of CIFF features a lineup full of political, hot button documentaries fresh off showings at Toronto, Venice and Telluride.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
The Assessment arrives at a time when reproduction rights is a hot button issue.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Coming up, Kamala Harris moves to the middle on some hot button issues.
—ABC News, 1 Sep. 2024
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Vance’s appearance on the show comes less than a week before the contentious 2024 election and just days after Rogan spoke with Trump about everything from aliens to election interference.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Here she is forced to confront her contentious relationship with her estranged mother and a traditional family politic—the causes of her departure a decade prior.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Protecting Social Security and Medicare: Trump has pledged not to touch the third rail of politics, even floating a plan to cut Social Security taxes for seniors.Axios, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Trump stood on stage for nearly two hours, touching the third rail of Wisconsin politics by overlapping with a Green Bay Packers game, drawing derision from Democrats.Adriana Gomez Licon, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2024
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There isn't much of a reason for fans to care about the Crown Jewel Championship that will only pop up once a year as part of WWE’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Fixating on the male voter does make sense in other quarters, like a controversial ad created by the Progress Action Fund now airing in swing states.Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Hot-button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot-button. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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