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trouble spot

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trouble spot
n.
A location or site of possible difficulty: "They suggested that arms control negotiations should not be convened until Soviet behavior in the world's trouble spots improved" (Charles William Maynes).

trouble spot
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a place of recurring trouble, esp of political unrest
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A Department of Transportation Emergency Response Team patrols the highways each and every day, all hours of the day, from one end of the highway to another, looking for trouble spots on the roads and drivers dealing with car problems.
After the examination, the inspector will compile a list of his observations on problem spots and potential trouble spots in an inspection report.
Ongoing NIJ projects include testing contraband detection technologies, using radio waves to track prisoner movements within an institution and using a computer program that identifies potential trouble spots in a prison.
 
 
 
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