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- noun Alternative form of
powder keg .
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Examples
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At a press conference Sunday, police sought to play down the unrest, saying a description of the neighbourhood as a "powderkeg" was inaccurate.
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At a press conference Sunday, police sought to play down the unrest, saying a description of the neighbourhood as a "powderkeg" was inaccurate.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Sources said staff shortages had turned the jail into a "powderkeg".
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At a press conference Sunday, police sought to play down the unrest, saying a description of the neighbourhood as a "powderkeg" was inaccurate.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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A Somali immigrant branded a "powderkeg" of homicidal rage was sentenced yesterday to life imprisonment for slaying a Toronto bar owner -- his first of two killings in a 24-hour period.
Toronto Sun 2009
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Was expecting a Zapatista powderkeg waiting to go off but it looks like that's no longer an issue other than a way to sell souvenirs.
Pedestrian Friendly? 2009
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Was expecting a Zapatista powderkeg waiting to go off but it looks like that's no longer an issue other than a way to sell souvenirs.
Pedestrian Friendly? 2009
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Was expecting a Zapatista powderkeg waiting to go off but it looks like that's no longer an issue other than a way to sell souvenirs.
Pedestrian Friendly? 2009
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Was expecting a Zapatista powderkeg waiting to go off but it looks like that's no longer an issue other than a way to sell souvenirs.
Pedestrian Friendly? 2009
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Was expecting a Zapatista powderkeg waiting to go off but it looks like that's no longer an issue other than a way to sell souvenirs.
Pedestrian Friendly? 2009
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