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• n  a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
  the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe
• n  a box for holding tinder

• In any case, Jesus' radical new synthesisand his dramatic preaching of itwas dangerous, especially in an atmosphere that Schwartz says had turned into "a tinderbox.
• TRAVESTIES by TOM STOPPARD This is a tinderbox of a play blazing with wit, paradox, parody and, yes, ideas.
• The authorities prefer to blame extreme weather conditions, including strong winds and back-to-back heatwaves that have turned Greece, and much of the Balkans, into a tinderbox.

News & Articles

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• Anchorage wildfire danger 'high to extreme,' fire officials say
  Dry weather has made the Anchorage area a tinderbox waiting to catch fire, and with wind in the forecast for Thursday, city fire officials are warning residents to be extra careful.
  June 20, 2013 - Anchorage Daily News
• Wildfire danger high in Utah
  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Utah is a potential tinderbox waiting to explode. The combination of dry air and high winds are setting the stage for what could be a devastating wildfire season. Go outside, take a deep breath and you'll know it's dry. "I feel dry. I know our noses are all dry. We feel dry. We feel hot," said Katy Hartman. The humidity level is hovering around six percent, which is ...
  June 19, 2013 - ABC 4 Salt Lake City

Quotes

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• Benjamin Netanyahu in Times Online
  King Abdullah warned that Jerusalem was "a tinderbox that will have a major flashpoint throughout the Islamic world."
• Vladimir Putin in New York Times
  We think it would be harmful and dangerous to turn Europe into a tinderbox and fill it with new types of armaments,Mr. Putin said, according to the official Itar-Tass news agency.
• Mark Udall in Pueblo Chieftain
  There are 3.6 million acres of beetle-killed trees and that's my definition of a tinderbox,Colorado's senior senator said. "We need to remove those dead trees and underbrush."