diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/expressions/exprResult/exprResultDelayed.C b/src/OpenFOAM/expressions/exprResult/exprResultDelayed.C
index 2772997afe..4adda6a125 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/expressions/exprResult/exprResultDelayed.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/expressions/exprResult/exprResultDelayed.C
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ Foam::expressions::exprResultDelayed::exprResultDelayed
     storeInterval_(dict.get<scalar>("storeInterval")),
     delay_(dict.get<scalar>("delay"))
 {
-    const entry *eptr = dict.findEntry("storedValues");
+    const entry *eptr = dict.findEntry("storedValues", keyType::LITERAL);
 
-    if (eptr)
+    if (eptr && eptr->isStream())
     {
         storedValues_ = DLList<ValueAtTime>(eptr->stream());
     }
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme.C
index 88686584c0..fb47050156 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme/fvGeometryScheme.C
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvGeometryScheme> Foam::fvGeometryScheme::New
     const word& defaultScheme
 )
 {
-    const entry* ePtr = dict.findEntry("method");
+    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("method", keyType::LITERAL);
     const word schemeName
     (
-        ePtr
-      ? word(ePtr->stream())
+        eptr
+      ? word(eptr->stream())
       : dict.getOrDefault<word>("type", defaultScheme)
     );
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C
index b1e31b816b..12242b7421 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void Foam::sampledSets::initDict(const dictionary& dict, const bool initial)
         writers_.clear();
     }
 
-    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("sets");
+    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("sets", keyType::LITERAL);
 
     if (eptr && eptr->isDict())
     {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ bool Foam::sampledSets::read(const dictionary& dict)
     samplePointScheme_ =
         dict.getOrDefault<word>("interpolationScheme", "cellPoint");
 
-    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("sets");
+    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("sets", keyType::LITERAL);
 
     if (eptr)
     {
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C
index 9a1a9524b6..d7de7db89d 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool Foam::sampledSurfaces::read(const dictionary& dict)
     sampleNodeScheme_ =
         dict.getOrDefault<word>("interpolationScheme", "cellPoint");
 
-    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("surfaces");
+    const entry* eptr = dict.findEntry("surfaces", keyType::LITERAL);
 
     // Surface writer type and format options
     const word writerType =
diff --git a/src/thermoTools/derivedFvPatchFields/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixed/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixedFvPatchScalarField.C b/src/thermoTools/derivedFvPatchFields/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixed/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixedFvPatchScalarField.C
index ad59b17622..9794da70ff 100644
--- a/src/thermoTools/derivedFvPatchFields/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixed/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixedFvPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/thermoTools/derivedFvPatchFields/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixed/turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixedFvPatchScalarField.C
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ turbulentTemperatureRadCoupledMixedFvPatchScalarField
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
-    //const auto* eptr = dict.findEntry("thicknessLayers");
+    //const auto* eptr = dict.findEntry("thicknessLayers", keyType::LITERAL);
     //if (eptr)
     //{
     //    // Detect either a list (parsed as a scalarList) or
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiation/submodels/boundaryRadiationProperties/boundaryRadiationProperties.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiation/submodels/boundaryRadiationProperties/boundaryRadiationProperties.C
index ee564a3421..c77ec73321 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiation/submodels/boundaryRadiationProperties/boundaryRadiationProperties.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiation/submodels/boundaryRadiationProperties/boundaryRadiationProperties.C
@@ -89,14 +89,16 @@ Foam::radiation::boundaryRadiationProperties::boundaryRadiationProperties
             {
                 const label patchi = pp.index();
 
-                const auto* ePtr = radiationDict.findEntry(pp.name());
+                // Allow wildcard matches
+                const auto* eptr =
+                    radiationDict.findEntry(pp.name(), keyType::REGEX);
 
-                if (ePtr && ePtr->isDict())
+                if (eptr && eptr->isDict())
                 {
                     radBoundaryPropertiesPtrList_.set
                     (
                         patchi,
-                        boundaryRadiationPropertiesPatch::New(ePtr->dict(), pp)
+                        boundaryRadiationPropertiesPatch::New(eptr->dict(), pp)
                     );
 
                     matchedEntries.insert(pp.name());
@@ -132,32 +134,25 @@ Foam::radiation::boundaryRadiationProperties::boundaryRadiationProperties
             {
                 const label zonei = fz.index();
 
-                if (!matchedEntries.found(fz.name()))
+                if (!matchedEntries.contains(fz.name()))
                 {
                     // Note: avoid wildcard matches. Assume user explicitly
                     // provided information for faceZones.
-                    const auto* ePtr = radiationDict.findEntry
+
+                    const auto* eptr = radiationDict.findEntry
                     (
                         fz.name(),
                         keyType::LITERAL
                     );
 
-                    // Skip face zones that are not used in boundary radiation
-                    if (!ePtr)
+                    if (eptr && eptr->isDict())
                     {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    if (ePtr->isDict())
-                    {
-                        const dictionary& dict = ePtr->dict();
-
                         radZonePropertiesPtrList_.set
                         (
                             zonei,
                             boundaryRadiationPropertiesPatch::New
                             (
-                                dict,
+                                eptr->dict(),
                                 dummyRef
                             )
                         );