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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 mines
The younger Modrić’s childhood home in the village of Jasenice was abandoned and remains so to this day, with signs warning visitors of land mines in the area.
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Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
The zombie commission was one of the final land mines Adams left behind for his successor.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 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
Areas are roped off and dotted with signs warning of land mines, a hazard Cambodians know well after decades of civil war that ended in the late 1990.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories.
—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
Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
The zombie commission was one of the final land mines Adams left behind for his successor.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 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
Areas are roped off and dotted with signs warning of land mines, a hazard Cambodians know well after decades of civil war that ended in the late 1990.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mines
Noun
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As geopolitical competition intensifies, such concentrations pose risks to industries dependent on uninterrupted access to critical materials.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The company utilizes a development approach that structures projects specifically to limit the initial capital exposure and execution risks faced by its partners.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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In Houston, some drivers were up to their trailer hitches in lapping waters, while photos from Waco, Texas, showed roadways washed away by the storms.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Legal glitches and hitches will eventually be found when AI laws are passed without suitable scrutiny and analysis.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The gauntlet of booby traps culminating in the giant boulder that kick off Raiders is my single favorite opening sequence in a movie ever.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 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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Despite overall improvements across the district in both the high school EOC STAAR test and the 3-8 exams, Licata announced last week that more than a dozen schools experienced notable snags that would qualify them for the Elevate network.—
Samuel O’Neal and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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As a whole, this laptop can handle everyday tasks like browsing and run a few productivity programs at once without software snags.—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
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“Land mines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mines. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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