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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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Part of England's approach under McCullum has been to create a relaxed environment for the players, to empower them to make their own decisions and to remove pressure in the cauldron of international sport.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Carefree and innocent, the calmest person in the cauldron.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

The next time the Olympic cauldron is supposed to be lit will be in Los Angeles on July 14, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

But ever since a pair of Italian ski legends lit the cauldron in Milan, just 18 months after the summer fête of Paris, the decline of the Games has felt like a distant memory.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

Soon the cauldron would be in Gwydion’s hands and the long task ended.

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

Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.

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

They also found three ceremonial spears and two ornate cauldrons or vessels, one that was decorated in both Mediterranean and Iron Age styles and probably used as a wine mixing bowl.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2025

Rillieux figured out that if the sugar syrup was heated in a series of special sealed pans, instead of in open cauldrons, the whole process would be transformed.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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