boil
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But lately those tensions have been brought to a boil as a result of a postpandemic partying revival, increasingly sophisticated fake IDs and stricter enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Such readings are a sign of extreme dispersion beneath the surface of the index — and the fear is this may soon boil over.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
A fire chief has said temperatures faced by crews tackling a peatland wildfire are so high they feel like "boil in the bag" meals.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
While I waited for the milk to boil, I wished again for the stove.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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The pitch for a VAT boils down to its simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sharpe’s argument boils down to the simple insight that beating the market is a zero-sum game before transaction costs — but after transaction costs are taken into account, it becomes a negative-sum game.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
People showed strange boils and rashes that volunteers photographed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Haaland and Gabriel have been central figures as their clubs battle for domestic supremacy, creating a rivalry that regularly boils over into animosity.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“My boils are healed. But now that it is Lent, I must find some new suffering to endure.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Three races into this season, after the Japanese Grand Prix, the frustrations of driving the new hybrid engines of this year boiled over in Verstappen.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
USA Today published a photo earlier this year of a sailor’s mostly empty lunch tray, which included a few chunks of boiled carrot and processed meat of an indeterminate nature.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
In July, their frustrations boiled over in a packed town hall meeting at Shorter’s church.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Set the boiled noodles aside in a clean bowl.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Aunt Chipo squeezed the honey out of the combs and boiled it with millet meal to make delicious cakes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Parboil the rice: Cook the rice in generously salted boiling water for 8 minutes.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The video itself has been roundly seen as damaging to Miller, who comes across as bullying and condescending, and whose rage at the situation seems to be boiling just below the surface.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
"They are at each other's throats and it's boiling over, which is not a good look. Even the manager has come across too," Dublin said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Others argue that’s impossible given the constant fuel required to keep a stew boiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
It was so cold it felt boiling hot, like lava.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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