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trouble spot

NOUN
volatile situation
Synonyms
WEAK
hot spot hotbed plague spot possible difficulty source of trouble time bomb war zone

Example Sentences

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The economy is a particular trouble spot for the billionaire property developer.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

There is not the capacity to move troops around the country to concentrate them in the latest trouble spot.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

Corporate profits are another potential trouble spot, with S&P 500 earnings expected to post year-over-year declines in the first and second quarters after falling 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Refinitiv IBES.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2023

The San Clemente trouble spot was about a mile away from the lot where I parked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Gage didn’t need spies to know that Boston was a trouble spot.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.