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 provision of land mines to Ukraine has been condemned by a variety of lawmakers and human rights groups because of the indiscriminate nature of those weapons.
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John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
While the conflict appears to be over for now, there are remnants of the war everywhere: step off the road and a land mine might do you in.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
Russia already uses land mines in Ukraine, but those don't become inert over time.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2023, Ukraine suffered the second-most land mine casualties in the world, behind only Syria.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
While the conflict appears to be over for now, there are remnants of the war everywhere: step off the road and a land mine might do you in.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
Russia already uses land mines in Ukraine, but those don't become inert over time.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2023, Ukraine suffered the second-most land mine casualties in the world, behind only Syria.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Planning out your New Year’s Eve celebration not only ensures that everything goes off without a hitch but also guarantees that your party will be the first hot topic of the group chat to kick off the New Year. 1.Belle Bakst, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2024
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However, despite the wacky endeavors before the fight, the match went off without a hitch.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Weather Prediction Center said in its Thursday afternoon forecast that there is a moderate risk of a swath of the Upper Midwest from northern North Dakota to eastern Wisconsin seeing more than six inches of snowfall.James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Because of these risks, Yardeni believes there is a chance for a 10% market pullback in the bull market.Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Getting everyone into the same room at the same time can also act as a sharpening tool for decision-making, as information imbalances are smoothed out and routine snags and inefficiencies (such as delays in email response) can be neatly resolved in a two-minute conversation.Koray Köse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The device removal tactic would have run into another big snag when the arrests in France took place: One of the suspects had nothing on the table at all.Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 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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From guns to booby traps, Dutch leads the charge to take down the gnarly, terrifying looking alien.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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