as in volcanos
a potentially explosive place or situation
the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb
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In Hawaiian culture, the volcanoes serve as a sacred landscape – called wahi kapu - and are regarded as the home to Pelehonuamea, a goddess representing creation and destruction, according to the park website.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024 -
In 2024, erupting volcanoes included the Villarrica volcano in Chile, Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in Indonesia, the Sundhnúksgígar crater chain in Iceland, Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico, Mount Etna in Sicily, Shiveluch volcano in Russia, and more.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Time bombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20bombs. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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