boiling

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“It does feel like the pot is continuing to boil and slowly boiling over,” said Flood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Dame Hilary spoke of her own "boiling detestation" for Lady Thatcher, but said she was "a fantastic character" and "the very stuff of drama".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

TerraPower will use liquid sodium, which has a higher boiling point and allows operations at lower pressures with a more streamlined design than conventional projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s almost like we’re seeing interpersonal deliberations that usually go on behind the curtain boiling over into public talks, which is extraordinarily unusual.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The goddess’s claws raked across his chest and stung like boiling water.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan