as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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Recent Examples of land mine
Russia already uses land mines in Ukraine, but those don't become inert over time.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2023, Ukraine suffered the second-most land mine casualties in the world, behind only Syria.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Russia has already been using land mines in Ukraine.
—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Russia has long used anti-personnel land mines in its war in Ukraine, which Ukraine has warned pose a threat to Ukrainian civilians.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2023, Ukraine suffered the second-most land mine casualties in the world, behind only Syria.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Russia has already been using land mines in Ukraine.
—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Russia has long used anti-personnel land mines in its war in Ukraine, which Ukraine has warned pose a threat to Ukrainian civilians.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
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From hardside carry-on suitcases to packable blankets, these essentials will make both your holiday shopping and travel plans go off without a hitch.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ensuring these events go off without a hitch is critical.Marcus Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The entire West coast is at risk for tsunamis California is by no means the only part of the United States at risk for tsunamis.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Signing Bieber to a one-year deal, with Bieber holding an option for a second year, provides Cleveland with risk.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Getting everyone into the same room at the same time can also act as a sharpening tool for decision-making, as information imbalances are smoothed out and routine snags and inefficiencies (such as delays in email response) can be neatly resolved in a two-minute conversation.Koray Köse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The device removal tactic would have run into another big snag when the arrests in France took place: One of the suspects had nothing on the table at all.Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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And that does not even consider the likelihood of a beacon which is also a booby trap. Tagging and tracking, with radio beacons or other means, looks like another example of the new possibilities opened up by drone warfare.David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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From guns to booby traps, Dutch leads the charge to take down the gnarly, terrifying looking alien.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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