land mine
noun
: a mine usually placed just below the surface of the ground and designed to be exploded usually by the weight of vehicles or troops passing over it
—often used figuratively
Every aspect of this scheme is a potential land mine.—
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissingera political land mine
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parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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The public saw and consumed her through these images: Diana sadly on a yacht with Dodi Fayed, Diana walking through a field with land mines, Diana in the backseat of a car in Paris.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Business looks at the state of things on the Hill and in presidential politics and sees more land mines than viable immigration reforms to rally around.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
Since January, Pyongyang has fortified its border defenses, laying land mines, building anti-tank traps and removing railway infrastructure, according to the South Korean military.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
These could include, for example, seeing armed groups withdraw from populated areas, reopening state development projects, and curbing concrete abuses such as the planting of land mines.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Business looks at the state of things on the Hill and in presidential politics and sees more land mines than viable immigration reforms to rally around.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
Since January, Pyongyang has fortified its border defenses, laying land mines, building anti-tank traps and removing railway infrastructure, according to the South Korean military.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
These could include, for example, seeing armed groups withdraw from populated areas, reopening state development projects, and curbing concrete abuses such as the planting of land mines.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20mine. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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