land mine
noun
: a mine usually placed just below the surface of the ground and designed to be exploded usually by the weight of vehicles or troops passing over it
—often used figuratively
Every aspect of this scheme is a potential land mine.—
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissingera political land mine
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parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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If Hamas fails to disarm, that will give Netanyahu an excuse to restart the war and avoid all the political land mines that the next phases present him.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
If Hamas fails to disarm, that will give Netanyahu an excuse to restart the war and avoid all the political land mines that the next phases present him.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
There are different ways to demine territory, from using dogs to sniff out land mines to sappers—combat engineers focusing on clearing mines—manually working their way through an area, or operators remotely controlling large demining machines.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The ninth inning revealed other land mines.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
If Hamas fails to disarm, that will give Netanyahu an excuse to restart the war and avoid all the political land mines that the next phases present him.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
There are different ways to demine territory, from using dogs to sniff out land mines to sappers—combat engineers focusing on clearing mines—manually working their way through an area, or operators remotely controlling large demining machines.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The ninth inning revealed other land mines.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20mine. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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