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Fort Knox

American  

noun

  1. a military reservation in N Kentucky, SSW of Louisville: location of U.S. federal gold depository since 1936.

Fort Knox British  
/ nɒks /

noun

  1. a military reservation in N Kentucky: site of the US Gold Bullion Depository. Pop: 12 377 (2000)

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The troops were with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, home-based in Fort Knox, Ky., which manages the flow of equipment and personnel to the port, according to one of the officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

In short, this is the Fort Knox of VPNs.

From Salon

“Actually getting in there, it was like getting into Fort Knox, quite frankly,” said Steve Brass, a recent inductee.

From The Wall Street Journal

The best teams in NBA history, it’s no surprise, are net rating monsters, combining cutthroat scoring attacks with defenses as solid as Fort Knox.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It really is like Fort Knox," he said.

From BBC

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