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
Listen to this Article The Trump administration, which has been moving like a juggernaut across the political landscape, has hit a land mine.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Feb. 2025
Many land mines are visible to the naked eye, but others are more sophisticated and harder to detect.
—Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Many land mines are still visible to the naked eye, but others are more sophisticated and harder to detect.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
In 2023, land mines killed or wounded 5,757 individuals around the globe.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Feb. 2025
Many land mines are visible to the naked eye, but others are more sophisticated and harder to detect.
—Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Many land mines are still visible to the naked eye, but others are more sophisticated and harder to detect.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
In 2023, land mines killed or wounded 5,757 individuals around the globe.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
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Suspect SSDs and Fusion Failures Crank out a few million laptops, and you're bound to occasionally have some hitches.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2025
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Avoid these hosting mistakes to make sure your party goes off without a hitch.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Miyazaki being pushed to the forefront, mostly due to the way audiences respond to his movies, risks diminishing the work of everyone else at the studio.—
Ryan Gaur,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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Furthermore, with Circle's valuation soaring from a $7 billion IPO target to over $27 billion today, any decline in trading activity or regulatory challenges could present a more substantial downside risk.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But the snag is that group is getting smaller and smaller.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Following the completion, an acrobatic snag near the left sideline, McCarthy raced down the field and chest-bumped the 6-foot-5, 252-pound Muse.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Last month gangs burned or confiscated at least a half-dozen armored carriers belonging to the police and the mission after setting booby traps and catching cops off guard.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Police said the suspect, identified as Arthur Tabuchi, was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and faces charges of assembling, placing and maintaining a booby trap.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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