boil
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Cover the pot and cook until the water starts to boil.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Residents who were asked to boil their tap water during the recent heatwave will be offered compensation, a water company has said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Yet within the time it might take to boil water in a kettle, the chaos had cooled enough for a structure to emerge.
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
We spent the morning in assigned chores: gathering water from the rain barrels to boil, coaxing the small vegetables in the garden to stay alive, washing clothes, checking the trap lines.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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