whack-a-mole
Americannoun
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All of this makes fighting the proliferation of shadow fleet ships a game of whack-a-mole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The work often feels like a game of whack-a-mole.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
“We’re playing whack-a-mole with problems and solutions,” said David Seider, chief commercial officer of TheZebra.com, a site to shop for auto-insurance coverage.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
"It's like whack-a-mole," said Barbara Schwartz, the co-founder of SLAAP, the State Line Abortion Access Partnership.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Putting out these fires is beginning to feel like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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