kettle
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Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
America is often described as a melting pot—in culinary terms, a communal meal in which every dish is poured into a giant kettle and stirred into an unappetizing uniformity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
"They started coming from everywhere, from the wi-fi router, under the kettle, the toaster and all the switchboards. We would cook and they would keep coming from the sockets, from under the microwave."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The kettle begins to whistle, and he gets up to pour the boiling water into his teacup.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Millions of TVs - and kettles being boiled for a half-time caffeine boost - along with fridges being opened and closed as people get cold drinks and snacks would cause surges, said Neso.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
At Kris Kringl, a downtown shop where “it’s Christmas all year long,” one can find Christmas villages, Christmas-themed cuckoo clocks, Christmas-themed cookie jars, Christmas-themed table runners, “Deck the Halls” tea kettles and much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The food was chilled and reheated when needed, promising fresher veggies than ones cooked in kettles and held until served.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Just like those synchronised kettles sudden AI surges present what Mr Bizo calls a singluar problem.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
This was followed by another series of crashes as, one after another, all the kettles in the kitchen were knocked down from the ceiling and destroyed.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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