time bomb
Example Sentences
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"This is a time bomb of accumulated waste management problems that have been ignored for years without fundamental improvements," Wahyu Eka Styawan, a campaigner with Walhi, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
In recent months, the iconic ticking stopwatch of the CBS News magazine “60 Minutes” began to sound like a time bomb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“I feel like a ticking time bomb right now,” Waldorf told him.
From Salon ● May 27, 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
Maybe I could just stay here in this chair and life would go on as though Elliot wasn’t holding a ticking time bomb.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
