flash point
Example Sentences
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The first flash point of an otherwise largely dull game came when a studs-up challenge from Uruguay defender Araujo on Foden early in the second half went unpunished.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
The smallest of Gap’s brands continues to be a flash point for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Taxes can often represent a flash point between a government and its people.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
The detainment spawned an intense reaction from immigrant and labor activists, becoming a flash point early in the protests around California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Just ninety miles off the coast of Florida, the island nation of Cuba was fast becoming a flash point in the global Cold War.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
