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Recent Examples of trip wire
Billie Joe reached around the trip wires and spoke from his heart.
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Eric Fuller, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
About 20 sites on the volcano’s slopes and the two paths identified as most at risk of a lahar now feature broadband seismometers that transmit real-time data and other sensors including trip wires, infrasound sensors, web cameras and GPS receivers.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 June 2024
Traveling backward through the battle, inverted Pattinson sees the baddies setting up a trip wire at the entrance to the tunnel leading to the Algorithm.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
There’s not a lot of research and development models precise enough to identify these trip wires.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Eric Fuller, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
About 20 sites on the volcano’s slopes and the two paths identified as most at risk of a lahar now feature broadband seismometers that transmit real-time data and other sensors including trip wires, infrasound sensors, web cameras and GPS receivers.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 June 2024
Traveling backward through the battle, inverted Pattinson sees the baddies setting up a trip wire at the entrance to the tunnel leading to the Algorithm.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
There’s not a lot of research and development models precise enough to identify these trip wires.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trip wire
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The Louisiana Republican, who served as vice chair of the House GOP conference, has traversed a number of land mines since receiving the gavel, including votes to send aid to Ukraine, reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless spying powers, and fund the government.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, the U.S. announced a 70th, $275 million military aid package would be sent to Ukraine, including a large supply of land mines.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Breaking free from this web requires not just brute force but precise, intelligent tools.—
Prajwalkumar Bhatkar,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Take a deep breath because these claims form just one part of a clumsy web of viral content, in which Ronaldo, Messi and their children are part of the collateral.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The snare sound, for example, was the thin, ticky-ticky style originally popularized in hip-hop recordings, instead of Nir Z’s thicker snare pops.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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Four tenors, four snares and two bass have been ordered through Axel Johnson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trail cams may be easily spotted and removed – though the risk of booby traps can make this challenging – but they can quickly be replaced.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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“Trip wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip%20wire. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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