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sensitive issue

noun as in sacred cow

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MPs last voted on this deeply sensitive issue nearly a decade ago, when they comprehensively rejected the idea.

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With no hope of survival, specialist nurses discussed with Delyth and Macauley’s parents the sensitive issue of donating his organs.

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Spain has close cultural and economic ties with Venezuela, making the South American country a sensitive issue in national politics.

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The unusual maneuver effectively pushes the Legislature into overtime to address the complex and politically sensitive issue of energy affordability just as campaign season heats up in advance of the Nov. 5 election.

“There’s a concern that if you move people onto land that’s not their land — it’s other people’s land — maybe in the short-term it could be OK, but in the long run, it’s the sort of thing that could trigger challenges. It’s a very sensitive issue,” Jensen said.

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