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tripwire
/ ˈtrɪpˌwaɪə /
noun
- a wire that activates a trap, mine, etc, when tripped over
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Now, China’s growing tensions between young men and women over gender issues are becoming a new tripwire for firms.
From Quartz
The tripwire for an unfolding plot to take control of the flight would be the transponder, operated by a switch beside the pilots.
From The Daily Beast
The transponder is really the tripwire for whatever began to unfold on that jet.
From The Daily Beast
The emotions of Democrats are on a tripwire, ready to react at the slightest provocation.
From The Daily Beast
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