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cauldron

[kawl-druhn] / ˈkɔl drən /
NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
crucible
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NOUN
kettle
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Don’t get the wrong idea: “Mighty Mary” isn’t a simmering cauldron of resentments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Runners could honor the Olympic movement’s past or future while celebrating L.A. and sports before passing the flame to the final torchbearer to light the cauldron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Cold War poured fuel into the cauldron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

England deserve huge credit for one of their great World Cup wins when they came through the Azteca cauldron to beat Mexico in Mexico City, but have they actually played well?

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

“It’s hard to say. It doesn’t matter; they’ve got the cauldron and you might as well let it rest there.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

In Fiorito, neighbors come and go to "Diego's house," as they call it, lugging containers which volunteers fill with chicken stew or other meals cooked in giant cauldrons in the yard.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Two Olympic cauldrons were lit - one in Milan and the other in Cortina - with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performing a rousing rendition of Nessun Dorma as the torch entered the San Siro.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

To unite the Italian host cities, the Olympic flame was passed out of the stadium as Bocelli belted and the torch simultaneously reached two cauldrons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Shiffrin’s quadrennial struggles—and the What’s up with Mikaela? media cauldrons they’ve inspired—have confounded her as much as anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

A few cauldrons away, Neville was in trouble.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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