trouble spot
noun/ˈtrʌbl spɒt/
/ˈtrʌbl spɑːt/
- a place or country where trouble often happens, especially violence or war
- She has reported from several of the world's major trouble spots.
- Extra journalists have been sent to the main trouble spots.
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