boiled

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The same anger over lost oil wealth and a monarch in the pocket of foreign interests boiled over again in the 1970s, this time driven by religious furor from the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Missing the entire 2000-01 season, his audition effectively boiled down to four games with Inter at the end of the next, scoring four times.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

During the intensive phase, participants ate boiled oatmeal three times daily and could only add small amounts of fruit or vegetables.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

From coastal Jableh, her paternal family’s home, she recalls the aromas of “flavored hookah smoke, nuts toasting on carts, and boiled sweet corn.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

“Papa,” I said, “I’m afraid I’m not much of a cook. Everything I put on the stove either boiled over or burned up. There must be more to this cooking than I thought there was.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls