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 Experts estimate that tens of thousands of land mines remain buried across Syria, particularly in former front-line regions such as rural Idlib. Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 Latvia in April voted to leave the 1997 Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use, production and transfer of land mines, citing Russian aggression toward Ukraine. Eve Sampson, New York Times, 16 May 2025 The country hopes to be rid of land mines completely by 2030. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Experts estimate that tens of thousands of land mines remain buried across Syria, particularly in former front-line regions like rural Idlib. Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for land mine
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Noun
  • Safety-wise, last year’s Fanatics Fest went off mostly without a hitch.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
  • The party ended up going off without a hitch, as the pictures Morello shared with Newsweek show.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The discovery comes as fears of a serial killer lurking in the community’s midst continue to loom over the area, with local authorities continuing to downplay the risk.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Some of the region's most prolific developers, architects, construction firms and more risk losing work if developers can't use tax credits to bring derelict buildings back to life.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • But despite his popularity in the heavily Democratic state, Newsom’s governorship has continued to hit snags.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 June 2025
  • But both hit snags in May as fiscal reality set in.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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