lightning rod
Example Sentences
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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
Worries about corporate water practices aren’t new, but the issue has become a lightning rod as the data-center build-out gathers speed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Before his resignation, McSweeney became a lightning rod for discontent with Downing Street.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Her name was Concha and she was kind of this lightning rod.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Upon her return to Manhattan, Sandy Pittman found that she’d become a lightning rod for a great deal of public anger over what had happened on Everest.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
