as in volcanos
a potentially explosive place or situation
the immigration bill has become a political powder keg for legislators on both sides of the aisle
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volcanoes
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About 150 volcanoes in the Atacama Andes—including Láscar, Chile’s most active—create this shape-shifting environment that’s as active as the travelers cresting it.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Mexico’s Indigenous peoples, however, maintained respect for the woman, naming volcanoes, peaks and ceremonial dances after her.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Powder kegs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powder%20kegs. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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