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
In applications like land mine detection, a single mistake can be fatal.
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Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
This home was not his main compound, sources said, and the area was not studded with land mines.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Because there are traps, and there are tricks, and there are land mines.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Back in 1997, in Huambo, Angola, just a few miles from one of the sources of the Okavango, my mother walked through a live minefield being cleared by the HALO Trust, a humanitarian land mine clearance charity.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
This home was not his main compound, sources said, and the area was not studded with land mines.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Because there are traps, and there are tricks, and there are land mines.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Back in 1997, in Huambo, Angola, just a few miles from one of the sources of the Okavango, my mother walked through a live minefield being cleared by the HALO Trust, a humanitarian land mine clearance charity.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
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The incidents involving contact with chains, trailer hitches, poles, and curbs indicate recurring limitations in detecting smaller or irregular obstacles, especially during reversing maneuvers.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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What the critics say But the economy’s roaring comeback from the pandemic recession didn’t come without a hitch.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Multiple spills — including the 1997 Torch/Platform Irene spill, the 2007 San Francisco Bay Cosco Busan bunker fuel spill, and the 2021 Huntington Beach pipeline leak — have reinforced California’s argument that expanded drilling and aging pipelines pose ongoing environmental risks.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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And other states might not want to take similar risks.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The sentencing itself hit a procedural snag.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The lengthy feud between Asuka and Sky hit yet another snag when Sane, a key figure in the storyline, was suddenly and shockingly released by WWE after WrestleMania 42.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Picture Indiana Jones swapping his fedora for a Han dynasty helmet, dodging booby traps in dusty Chinese tombs.—
Urnesha Bhattacherjee,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading up to the attack, Ghazali allegedly rigged his truck with booby traps, fireworks, explosives, and large amounts of gasoline.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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