third rail
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These are things that I feel would have been, if not third rail, at least second rail and off-limits not too long ago.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
If anyone anywhere in Europe is willing to touch that third rail, give them a round of applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
While we’re making the show and while Dan and the writers are putting it together, there’s sort of this invisible third rail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
He knows a third rail when he sees one.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024
“Don’t you know about the third rail? Fry you up.”
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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