flash point
Example Sentences
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The smallest of Gap’s brands continues to be a flash point for investors.
Taxes can often represent a flash point between a government and its people.
From Salon
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
She never got the money; instead, she became a flash point for postwar anger.
From Los Angeles Times
It is the latest flash point in a national debate about how to handle what some see as an epidemic of shoplifting.
From Los Angeles Times
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