boil
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Cover the pot and cook until the water starts to boil.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Customers were then advised to boil their water before consumption for a nine-day period after supply returned.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“You’ve got three very different candidates, each with very different constituencies, all within the margin of error. It’s going to boil down to turnout,” said Mark DiCamillo, the director of Berkeley IGS polls.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
That’s the kind of factoid that seems to especially boil the blood of Musk, who donated $38 million to the not-for-profit that eventually created a for-profit organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Matilda and Lavender, standing in a corner of the playground during morning-break on the third day, were approached by a rugged ten-year-old with a boil on her nose, called Hortensia.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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