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Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce the heat as needed to maintain it.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 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

Malcolm came into the kitchen just as the old lady was putting a lamb stew to simmer on the range.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

The dangers are mounting outside and distrust simmers within.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Auriemma and UConn had a chance to put it behind them and now this thing simmers as South Carolina walks into its Sunday final against UCLA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 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

She gives him a small smile, and hope simmers in my heart.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

The discontent that had simmered behind the scenes - and in the stands - became harder to ignore.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Her generation needs a platform like the Cockroach Janta Party to voice frustrations that have simmered for years, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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

It begins, as many great soups do, with patience: garbanzo beans soaked overnight, then simmered until tender.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

After roasting the bones in the oven for an hour, I simmered them for the rest of the day in a stockpot with the vegetables and some herbs.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Mix together a beloved film simmering for decades, a sprinkling of social media hype and a generous glug of star power and you just might conjure up the long-awaited sequel to Practical Magic.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

According to the Latin Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, the lawsuit began a “few months ago,” but he shared that the circumstances surrounding the case have been simmering for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The country is also mired in multiple security crises -- from jihadists, non-ideological "bandit" gangs, farmers and herders fighting over land, and a simmering separatist conflict.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

So the pattern holds for now: exports keep doing the heavy lifting, trade tensions keep simmering, and the boost to household consumption that a much stronger yuan could provide remains out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It hadn’t occurred to Ophie that Cook might feel the same kind of simmering terror about making a mistake that plagued Ophie, but why else would a woman like Cook act this way?

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland