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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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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

In Milan, the pulsating cauldron inspired by the sun will burn at Arco della Pace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The flame will resume its journey on Friday through Milan -- passing the San Siro stadium, where the Games' opening ceremony will be held -- before lighting the cauldron under the city's Arch of Peace.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Event organisers, along with hundreds of Olympians and Paralympians, gathered at the LA Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday for a ceremonial lighting of the Olympic venue's cauldron ahead of the opening of ticket registration.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

He ignored us as he inspected jars filled with dark disgusting liquids and dirty sprigs of herbs on the shelves behind the cauldron, deciding what else to throw in the concoction simmering within.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall