kettle
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"America was a different kettle of fish – the opportunity was the biggest thing for us," Allen said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Yet within the time it might take to boil water in a kettle, the chaos had cooled enough for a structure to emerge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Red on one side, black on the other — a rare two-colored lobster is spared the kettle.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Shackleton saw the salvage party returning, and he went out to meet them with a kettle of hot tea.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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