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boil

[boil] / bɔɪl /






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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

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

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

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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