time bomb
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Read: Why copper is a ‘ticking time bomb for explosive price action’
From MarketWatch
“His life was like a time bomb waiting to explode,” his wife, Jane, recalled.
As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.
From Salon
The handling of this plot device, with the canny veteran Reid wandering in and out of the drama like an informational time bomb, is a little clumsy.
From Los Angeles Times
“Copper is a ticking time bomb for explosive price action,” said John Caruso, senior market strategist at RJO Futures.
From MarketWatch
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