as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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Recent Examples of land mine
The decision came after Ukraine’s first strike on Russian territory with U.S.-supplied long-range weapons and President Joe Biden authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine to help fight off Moscow's forces.
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Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Austin noted that Ukraine is currently manufacturing its own antipersonnel land mines.
—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Zelensky Number of Ukrainian Soldiers Accused of Abandoning Positions Soars
Map Shows Where the World Stands on Ukraine
Last week, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Newsweek that the Biden administration had reversed its policy on antipersonnel land mines.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
For CISOs and identity executives, the growing complexity of their application ecosystems is creating governance land mines that aren't being addressed by traditional approaches.
—Eric Olden, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Austin noted that Ukraine is currently manufacturing its own antipersonnel land mines.
—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Zelensky Number of Ukrainian Soldiers Accused of Abandoning Positions Soars
Map Shows Where the World Stands on Ukraine
Last week, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Newsweek that the Biden administration had reversed its policy on antipersonnel land mines.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
For CISOs and identity executives, the growing complexity of their application ecosystems is creating governance land mines that aren't being addressed by traditional approaches.
—Eric Olden, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
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Instead, he’s accomplished the miraculous feat of returning from a 1,006-day absence with barely a hitch in his step.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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And though for the majority of brides and grooms, their special day goes off with hardly a hitch, every so often, a true disaster happens that ensures the event is memorable ...—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Established by the Legislature to also cover communities at risk for wildfires, the plan has proved resilient, paying out billions of dollars over the decades, including after the 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and cost insurers $12.5 billion.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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But now Altadena, an unincorporated area that was his responsibility, was at risk.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Lamar Jackson led a furious final push down the field, capped with Isaiah Likely’s spectacular would-be game-tying touchdown snag.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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When tested with Velcro and sharp jewelry, snags and holes were immediate and very noticeable.—
L.A. Hubilla,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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For example, booby traps near tunnel shafts indicate the presence of the enemy, but there is no enemy in sight, and when tunnels are finally penetrated, the enemy has moved to a different part of the tunnel network.—
Daphné Richemond-Barak,
Foreign Affairs,
6 June 2024
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And that does not even consider the likelihood of a beacon which is also a booby trap. Tagging and tracking, with radio beacons or other means, looks like another example of the new possibilities opened up by drone warfare.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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