simmer
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Analysts expect few breakthroughs as trade tensions simmer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mr. Spector sketches with subtlety the relationships that simmer beneath the surface of the chatty, sharp and—it must be admitted—sometimes exhaustingly digressive dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Analysts expect the current cycle to simmer during Micron’s fiscal 2028, which ends in August 2028.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Let them simmer for 2–3 minutes, until softened.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Moushumi leans over the pan, watching the contents come to a simmer, prodding the pieces of chicken with a wooden spoon.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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James finds the gas on in the kitchen, although Lou insists she turned it off, and tension simmers between them when James suggests that maybe she forgot because of her medication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
On June 12, she released “Femme Fatale Vol. 2,” a panoramic double album that simmers with ambition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The forecast for inflation was also raised, but the Fed still thinks prices will increase less than 3% in 2026, assuming the conflict with Iran simmers down.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
Garlic simmers in huge metal pots heated over open wood fires and set up in a long line.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
The sound of giggling, soft and piercing, simmers low from the seats.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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Since 2004, a low-level conflict has simmered in the southernmost provinces of Buddhist-majority Thailand, as rebels in the Muslim-majority region battle for greater autonomy.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
A spoonful whisked into a skirt steak stew can make it taste as though it simmered well past dinnertime.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
On an embroidered picnic laid out on the grass, a group of friends chatted over tea as food simmered gently on a gas stove.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
The stew simmered and he began to set the plates on the table where they would have their supper together.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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This week’s action in the stock market has reflected investors’ concerns about higher long-term interest rates and a simmering of the AI infrastructure trade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
His every motive feels ulterior, and his inevitable simmering romance with Lowen resembles a can of worms that could pop open at any moment.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
After simmering below the surface for years, anger at unaffordable housing in Spain has bubbled over and precipitated a general election that will be dominated by the crisis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Don’t get the wrong idea: “Mighty Mary” isn’t a simmering cauldron of resentments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now that the lavender has been simmering, the whole house smells like spring.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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