Despite Dubai's looming influence - or possibly because of it - the gazillionaire next door can be a touchy topic.

Israeli land and sacred places are no less touchy topics.

That's a touchy topic in health care these days, as the healing business goes through changes that would wrench even the sturdiest back.

So the conversation shifted to the touchy topic of virginity.

Besides, my age was kind of a touchy topic around him.

A drink in a familiar place usually helps loosen up young people reluctant to inquire about touchy topics, organizers said.

The work's subject matter was also a barrier to its being performed, as religion was a touchy topic at the time.

The teaching of biblical accounts of Creation remains a touchy topic.

That year the show's creator, Reginald Rose, proposed doing an episode about race, a touchy topic at the time.