boil
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Cover the pot and cook until the water starts to boil.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Their stories are sometimes convoluted, but at bottom they boil down to the same three elements: salt, wind and water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The risk of cryptosporidium meant residents in some parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf have been obliged to boil their tap water before drinking, cooking or brushing teeth since last Friday.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
"The fact that we can boil water under ambient conditions is a big achievement."
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The next day we came to a village, and the people there gave our group a gourd for water, dried kernels of corn to boil for food, and a pot to cook in.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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