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
Negotiators should aim to secure specific and verifiable commitments from armed groups to end practices such as recruiting children, planting land mines, and assassinating community leaders.
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Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday night, Jackson posted about a threat made on social media warning of a land mine on campus, prompting the school's closure while law enforcement responded.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The company sustained heavy losses in the early months of 1968, losing men to sniper fire, land mines and booby traps as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched coordinated attacks in the Tet Offensive.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
The Mexican military has deactivated more than 2,800 land mines since 2018, public records show, more than half of them in the past two years.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday night, Jackson posted about a threat made on social media warning of a land mine on campus, prompting the school's closure while law enforcement responded.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The company sustained heavy losses in the early months of 1968, losing men to sniper fire, land mines and booby traps as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched coordinated attacks in the Tet Offensive.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
The Mexican military has deactivated more than 2,800 land mines since 2018, public records show, more than half of them in the past two years.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
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With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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The album’s rollout went off without a hitch, a far cry from the days of long delays and false starts.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Satellite firms like SpaceX and other countries have envisioned operating tens of thousands of internet satellites in Earth’s low orbit, raising the risk of interference even more.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Injecting diamond particles into the atmosphere could provide the benefits of sulfur dioxide while curbing some of the risks, said a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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The unfortunate snag here: Gloria Dayton is also the victim.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Satisfy wanted to build an ultra-durable pair of shorts that could withstand ultramarathons through desert brambles and snags or forests dense with deadfall.Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
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In the desert, the Stranger and Nori have become aware they’re being followed and set about constructing a booby trap and maybe killing their stalker.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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The Department of Transportation tried to keep the process relatively frictionless, but the city council introduced a potential booby trap.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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