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time bomb

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

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The first known use of time bomb was in 1893

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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20bomb. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.

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