flash point

Example Sentences

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At the time, the organization stopped short of requiring formal disclosure of AI use, even as the technology became a flash point across Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

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

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