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land mine

noun

Definition of land mine

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 The September 1997 issue, which went to print a few weeks before Diana’s untimely death, included a photo of her alongside Elizabeth Dole at a Red Cross event for land mine survivors. — Caroline Hallemann, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026 Politics was the focus of the discussion, a topic that too often comes with land mines when two opposing views are on display. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Apopo says more than six million land mines may still be buried in the soil of Cambodia. — Scott Simon, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026 OpenAI’s paper conspicuously avoids specifying a corporate tax rate, a diplomatic omission that suggests the company knows where the political land mines are buried. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for land mine

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Wang hopes that SharkNinja will continue to ease American consumer friction long into the future, and that his Chinese nationality won’t be a hitch.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Marshall hitch left gains five yards Gordon dropped Texas route.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hitch

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Nonetheless, the costs of intercepting incoming munitions could prove particularly high if targets are engaged over populated areas, with drones, defensive munitions and falling debris all posing risks to people and property on the ground.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
When used alone after surgery to reduce the risk that melanoma returns, Keytruda is given every three to six weeks for up to a year.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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Why Chess Can’t Do What This Hobby Does Cognitive training research keeps running into a snag psychologists call the far transfer problem.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of snag

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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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