time bomb

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Matt Wrack, NASUWT's general secretary, said if female teachers are struggling to contain gender-based aggression, it is a "ticking time bomb" and male students need to be helped before "it is too late".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He likens the court documents on top of his desk to a time bomb that he refuses to touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Read: Why copper is a ‘ticking time bomb for explosive price action’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Sei Wook Cho said his "daily existence is a time bomb of fear" that the grandmother would find out, according to a statement also read to the court.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

But the Deville sits in the gravel, ticking like a time bomb.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett