hard-boiled

Capra achieved many of his greatest successes in the employ of Columbia Pictures studio head Harry Cohn, a profane, hard-boiled character who operated by instinct and ruled by fear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Everything I want done, I want done yesterday," she said in a recent interview on the campaign trail, where she reputedly refuelled by peeling hard-boiled eggs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Clutton-Brock has joked that his most important discovery was meerkats’ fondness for hard-boiled egg.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

Start with fully hard-boiled eggs: whites set, yolks cooked through but still tender.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026

I thought about it some more, and then said triumphantly, “I can make a hard-boiled egg.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly