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boil

[boil] / bɔɪl /






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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

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

"The fact that we can boil water under ambient conditions is a big achievement."

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

“I felt hot pitch boil out of a tree.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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