lightning rod
Example Sentences
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Fifteen months later, her death, and what many view as a suspicious silence surrounding it, has become a lightning rod for discontent among Vietnam's youth.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
I’ve been a lightning rod for pain a couple of times in my career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He became a millionaire in the process and his legacy in southern Africa has become a lightning rod for discussions about "decolonising" institutions which continue to bear his name.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A two-term congressman whose father served for 10 years on Capitol Hill, Collins has been a lightning rod for controversy since arriving in Washington.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
Instead, Morrie had become a lightning rod of ideas.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
