hair-trigger
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Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
This melancholy acknowledgment of hair-trigger anger isn’t limited to healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The timing of the blaze, the threats Goodstein received and the country’s hair-trigger political atmosphere all offered more than a little reason for pause and reflection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Linney plays Kristine as a martyr with a hair-trigger temper.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Second, they also contained a concealed device that set a hair-trigger.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
