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- noun Alternative spelling of
time bomb .
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Examples
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The FDIC's loss-share program is a fire-storm waiting to explode and the Treasury's $300 billion guarantee to Citibank is a hidden time-bomb that falsely supports over-priced Citi stock.
Jim Worth: Stimulating a Dead Economy Jim Worth 2011
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And dig a little deeper and you'll soon find even the safest of developed market bonds has its own little time-bomb; the U.K. and Japan are vying with each other for "most indebted nation on Earth" status.
As Correlations Rise, There's Nowhere to Hide David Cottle 2011
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Arsenal finished Saturday's game with 10 men after the ticking time-bomb that was Frimpong went off.
Liverpool show Arsène Wenger and Arsenal some uncomfortable truths 2011
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The document – described by an NI source as a "ticking time-bomb" – was not revealed to the police.
News International: The cover-up and the cops | Editorial 2011
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Trade remains brisk as long as the risks inside — lead paint, melamine additives, or time-bomb mortgages — go unacknowledged.
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Concern in Washington over potential violence has been so great that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called south Sudan "a ticking time-bomb" and Dennis Blair, former Director of National Intelligence, testified to Congress in February that it was the world's most likely place for a new genocide.
Joe Lauria: Specter of Past African Genocides Haunts U.S. in Sudan Joe Lauria 2011
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The Guardian – The expenses time-bomb, March 30, 2009
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Romney had a less intentional segue into the cable news cycle today, having again turned a safe answer into a time-bomb.
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Concern in Washington over potential violence has been so great that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called south Sudan "a ticking time-bomb" and Dennis Blair, former Director of National Intelligence, testified to Congress in February that it was the world's most likely place for a new genocide.
Joe Lauria: Specter of Past African Genocides Haunts U.S. in Sudan Joe Lauria 2011
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What should really sober up the analysts is the fact that the high level of seller dissatisfaction is a ticking time-bomb.
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