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boiling point





NOUN
melting point
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MMA’s boiling point is 101 degrees Celsius, and the tank’s gauge only detects temperatures up to 100 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

TerraPower will use liquid sodium, which has a higher boiling point and allows operations at lower pressures with a more streamlined design than conventional projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Brighton's fans were at boiling point and Hurzeler clearly felt the same as he said later: "I ask one question. Did you see in the Premier League game a goalkeeper going down three times? No."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The affordability crisis has reached a boiling point with many middle- and lower-income Americans increasingly burdened by debt and struggling to cover basic household expenses.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

The Tipping Point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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