frying pan
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He picked up a discarded frying pan from a street along the way, claiming it could be protection.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
From the frying pan to the fire, the Lakers now travel to Oklahoma City to face the defending champion Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals beginning Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
Weather that swings from deep freeze to frying pan.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Yet the country may be launching out of the frying pan and into the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
The story goes that one day back in the 1970s, George Finkle accidentally dropped a bowl of peanuts, chocolates, and marshmallows into a frying pan while he was making pancakes.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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