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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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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

The Games will be spread across seven venues throughout northeastern Italy and a second Olympic cauldron will be lit in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomite mountains.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“If I help you bear the cauldron to Caer Dallben, it shall be on my own conditions.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander