third rail

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Recent Examples on the Web Closing military installations is another third rail. Kathleen Hicks, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020 What these accomplishments have in common is that environmental groups were willing to grab the third rail of politics. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024 Sleep training has become the third rail of parenting conversations, with fierce defenders and opponents on either side. Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024 This marks only the third rail replacement in the 2.9-mile elevated loop's history. Annalise Frank, Axios, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for third rail 

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“Third rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/third%20rail. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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