as in contentious
relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions
the new plan raises a number of hot-button issues that are sure to get voters riled up
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as in third rail
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Inflation will remain a hot button issue during the presidential campaign this fall that GOP candidate Trump knows could hurt Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats in 2024.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024
The 20th edition of CIFF features a lineup full of political, hot button documentaries fresh off showings at Toronto, Venice and Telluride.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
The Assessment arrives at a time when reproduction rights is a hot button issue.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
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Exactly how EVs have become such a hot button issue is hard to pin on a single event or ideology (misinformation and hostile rhetoric both play a role).
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Inflation will remain a hot button issue during the presidential campaign this fall that GOP candidate Trump knows could hurt Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats in 2024.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024
The 20th edition of CIFF features a lineup full of political, hot button documentaries fresh off showings at Toronto, Venice and Telluride.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
The Assessment arrives at a time when reproduction rights is a hot button issue.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
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On the backdrop of a contentious presidential election and with some of the Bay Area’s local and congressional races drawing national attention, the West Valley’s local races were quiet by comparison.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Voting has concluded in one of the most contentious U.S. presidential elections in recent history.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Yet reining them in has proved to be a political third rail.Gordon Adams, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2010
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Protecting Social Security and Medicare: Trump has pledged not to touch the third rail of politics, even floating a plan to cut Social Security taxes for seniors.Axios, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adding more gasoline to the fire, a controversial jail diversion project — which both candidates opposed — near the district’s borders became a political issue in the race.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, leaned on some famous Black male supporters, including controversial former NFL standouts Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, while also pitching himself to men in general through social media influencers, creators and podcasters.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Hot-button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot-button. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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