chalice
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The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"It's kind of a poisoned chalice for any Chinese defence minister to speak out publicly," said Jennifer Parker, adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia's Defence and Security Institute.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
To end the Iran-Iraq war, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made the difficult call during a high level of debate to end the fighting, a decision he likened to drinking from a poisoned chalice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
"Factor in the costs and that you're going to need a more expensive squad and qualification for the Conference League is now a bit of a poisoned chalice."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
I peeped and saw the chalice raised high, into the couing of the pigeons, into the mystery of the sky.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
It’s a constant conundrum of global athletic events, pursued as chalices by complicated hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Since then, the church has guarded the “Precious Blood” relic — until a group of unidentified thieves snatched it along with metallic liturgical dishes, artwork and chalices on June 2.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
Ending the nation's more than two-decade wait for a major finals had become the most poisoned of chalices.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2020
The tulips along the border are redder than ever, opening, no longer wine cups but chalices; thrusting themselves up, to what end?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing chalice
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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Novel Study: Macbeth, Acts 1–2
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