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While roundly celebrated as the 'arsenal of democracy' during WWII because of the city's steel production, Pittsburgh has also unfortunately been known as '______ with the lid off' since an infamous 1868 observation by Boston writer James Parton. What word fills in the blank?

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Boston has the nickname “the Athens of America” thanks to its more than 100 higher learning institutions in the city. 


1. While roundly celebrated as the 'arsenal of democracy' during WWII because of the city's steel production, Pittsburgh has also unfortunately been known as '______ with the lid off' since an infamous 1868 observation by Boston writer James Parton. What word fills in the blank?





 
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