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time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb next

as in volcano

a potentially explosive place or situation the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb

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Recent Examples of time bomb Furthermore, the failure to understand how dark-side behaviors undermine psychological safety and collective judgment in day-to-day decision-making contributes to the ticking time bomb problem noted earlier. —

Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 And as the population continues to age, hundreds of millions could soon be leaving the workforce — a demographic crisis and ticking time bomb in one. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026 The ticking time bomb of tariff tensions was not fully diffused, however. —

Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026 Julian Markston has been a ticking time bomb throughout this Matlock season. —

Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

Her flight home had been canceled because a volcano erupted in Iceland, however, and she was stranded in town for close to week.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
On this day in 2010, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in earnest.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026