touchy

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“One of the biggest things I struggle with is judgment, so opening up or writing about touchy subjects or things that mean something to me was hard,” Lani said.

From Los Angeles Times

One touchy subject he doesn’t evade: the push for racial diversity in orchestras.

From The Wall Street Journal

After all, this conversation isn’t totally unlike one you might have with a potential roommate, even if familial obligations make it a bit touchier.

From MarketWatch

“They have to get it legally approved and it’s touchy in terms of what they can use,” Sahai said.

From Los Angeles Times

The creation — and Carter’s expansion — of Redwood National Park has long been a touchy subject along California’s rural, economically depressed North Coast, where the once-thriving logging industry cratered over the last half-century.

From Los Angeles Times