Fort Knox
Americannoun
noun
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In short, this is the Fort Knox of VPNs.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Actually getting in there, it was like getting into Fort Knox, quite frankly,” said Steve Brass, a recent inductee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
A working gold toilet seems a much better use of bullion than, say, making it into bars and then just having it sit, useless, in vaults in Fort Knox.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2025
Andrew Friedman realized this when he emptied Fort Knox during the offseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025
Lamphere agreed, though the request was akin to asking, "How about the key to the vault at Fort Knox?"
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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