trouble spot

noun
an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
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trouble spot
 
n
a place of recurring trouble, esp of political unrest

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Trouble spot is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
At first, the company simply urged customers to refrain from gripping the
  device in the trouble spot.
The operator then deflates the sleeves and moves the packer to the next trouble
  spot in the sewer.
The old swamp at the bottom of the property--what would become the twelfth
  green--was the main trouble spot.
No more laundry list of all the government's activities, no more boring survey
  of every potential trouble spot in the world.
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