keg
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This in exchange for quickly ignored sanctions, making Iran the powder keg that it was before Feb. 28.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
It was a powder keg waiting to blow.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Witless doesn’t even begin to describe celebrating those who are willing to fall down a hill for a keg of not very good beer at a wedding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
On Monday morning, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche described the situation as a "powder keg".
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Figure the keg will pop out from under the seat when all the line runs out.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Companies are dealing not only with a lack of demand but also with shipping bottlenecks that have delayed deliveries of everything from heavy machinery to kegs of imported beer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It is commonly used as a synonym for small: Kegs are a half barrel of beer, while pony kegs are a quarter barrel, Purser said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Alexie Winship said she was among spectators watching the Hallaton bottle kicking event in Leicestershire, where players attempt to wrestle wood kegs through a field to win.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
One day when Nathan Queeley-Dennis was supposed to be busy lugging beer kegs in the cellar of the pub where he worked, he was instead writing his first script on his phone.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
On the floor along the sides of the plank counters there were kegs of nails, and kegs of round, gray shot, and there were big wooden pails full of candy.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
