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Discover LudwigThe phrase "flashpoint for" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation or event that has the potential to quickly escalate into something more serious or explosive. Example: The controversial speech by the politician served as a flashpoint for the already tense political climate, leading to protests and riots in the streets.
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Hebron has been a flashpoint for decades.
But it could become a flashpoint for diplomatic tensions.
The toll issue was a flashpoint for their anger.
This indirect exposure creates a potential flashpoint for American money market funds.
Because of its size and feared impact, the mine has been a flashpoint for protests.
Football matches have always been a flashpoint for protesting and riots in Egypt.
The campaign has become a flashpoint for liberal elites wary of any return to Maoist ideology.
Jalousie, perched above rich Petionville, has become a flashpoint for class controversy in Haiti recently.
More prosaically, Iran's nuclear ambitions are a potential flashpoint for war in the Middle East.
That demand has long been a flashpoint for Australia's racial grievances.
The International Crisis Group cites it as a flashpoint for violence.
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