Fort Knox
Americannoun
noun
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"It really is like Fort Knox," he said.
From BBC
"We're not going to build a facility inside a Fort Knox ... that won't work."
From Reuters
In fact, the rainforest stores 44% of all the carbon dioxide in our national forests across the country, earning it the sobriquet “Fort Knox of carbon.”
From Seattle Times
When Larry Boughman received a phone call in April 2020 from Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was reluctant to answer since he typically only answers calls from people that he knows.
From Washington Times
THR reports that he was in the cavalry at Fort Knox before being sent to active duty overseas.
From Fox News
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