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whack-a-mole noun

  /ˈwæk.əˌmoʊl/ , /ˈwæk.əˌməʊl/ , /ˈʍæk.əˌmoʊl/<a:non-wine-whine> , /ˈʍæk.əˌməʊl/<a:non-wine-whine> , /;/
  • (idiomatic, chiefly, Canada, US) The practice of trying to stop problems, etc., that repeatedly occur in an apparently random manner; also, the act of dealing with such matters in a piecemeal manner without achieving a complete solution.
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