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trouble spot
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trouble spot
(noun)
trouble spot
noun
plural
trouble spots
trouble spot
noun
plural
trouble spots
Britannica Dictionary definition of TROUBLE SPOT
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a place where violence or war often happens
one of the world's
trouble spots
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