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land mine

noun

Definition of land mine

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 September 1997 issue, which went to print a few weeks before Diana’s untimely death, included a photo of her alongside Elizabeth Dole at a Red Cross event for land mine survivors. — Caroline Hallemann, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026 Politics was the focus of the discussion, a topic that too often comes with land mines when two opposing views are on display. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Apopo says more than six million land mines may still be buried in the soil of Cambodia. — Scott Simon, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026 OpenAI’s paper conspicuously avoids specifying a corporate tax rate, a diplomatic omission that suggests the company knows where the political land mines are buried. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for land mine

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Swing trailer-hitch bike rack this summer and absolutely loved it.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
All else went without a hitch at the show, which also featured a walk-on from crown holders from years past.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hitch

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The risks were low, and yet Karyann is fast becoming famous for what came next.

— Lenore Skenazy, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
The expectation is that, with the SAFER barrier, cars will slide along it in an accident, reducing the risk of the car ending up bouncing back onto the racing line.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of risk

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In the meantime, his insatiable paranoia will be exacerbated by the missing family cat, and his decision to let the alarm company booby trap the house with fog bombs will literally blow up in his face.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Before this dilemma can play out, Hal triggers an Indiana Jones–esque booby trap inside the compound’s stronghold, summoning Macon’s men with their advanced weaponry.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

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