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trip wire

noun

Definition of trip wire

as in land mine

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Recent Examples of trip wire With Partridge taking over and Notre Dame adding Brewu, Keeley and Gray through the transfer portal, a position group that felt like a trip wire one month ago now looks more like a launching pad. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 It was set up with a pulley system and a trip wire that would fire the crossbow when a deer’s leg tripped it. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025 Having some European forces on the ground as trip wires, building up economic integration. — NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025 Voters have ideas Lawmakers are back in the Capitol this week with big ambitions, a messy calendar and a thousand potential trip wires, especially among Republicans who call the shots. — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trip wire

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Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
More than any other sports league, the WNBA is fraught with land mines that are ready to explode whenever a Black woman — like, Alyssa Thomas — commits a hard foul on, say, the league’s most visible star, Caitlin Clark.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of land mine

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Apple reportedly plans to pitch the iPhone Ultra as a device that's more beneficial for web browsing, framing subjects with a gigantic viewfinder, and most importantly, watching video.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Morgan was at the center of a web of banks and industrial enterprises that exerted unprecedented control over the country’s commerce.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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The second was a one-handed snare in the corner of the end zone in the opening minutes of the third quarter to give Mandarin a double-digit lead in an eventual 38-21 win over Hollywood McArthur.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
On the final note, when the sticks hit the snare for the last time, Ryan dove on top of the crowd.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

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But first, Roy has to undo all the booby traps in there placed to mess with visiting teams’ heads.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The gauntlet of booby traps culminating in the giant boulder that kick off Raiders is my single favorite opening sequence in a movie ever.

— Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026

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