simmering
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Leverkus' group is not officially recognised by BC's government, and what it is trying to achieve highlights simmering tensions in fire-prone regions between those who enforce evacuation orders and those who defy them.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"There was anger simmering around me and I was scared for my life," the 36-year-old told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Watching Banderas spend a day simmering his own handcrafted ketchup simply to store it in repurposed Heinz bottles says everything about the guy’s devotion to food and his indifference toward marketing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Alex Karp—describing himself as a “madman”—has brought the simmering tension between fast-rising AI giants and established tech players to a boil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
In the morning, when he woke, big, egg-shaped pots of corn- and-bean mash would be on the fire, simmering with meat, vegetables, or dried fish to make a slow-cooked dinner stew.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
