boiled
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But the social and economic grievances that boiled over so violently have not gone away, and nobody can escape the dreaded question: What’s next?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The frustration boiled over last month when an 87-year-old pensioner was evicted from her life-long Madrid home, sparking nationwide protests that ended with the calling of an early general election for November 29.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The remaining residents live off vegetables they grow in their gardens, soups of boiled weeds and cans of food they scavenge from bombed-out, abandoned homes around this city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
As for that $18.49 squash sauce, I browned some Italian sausage, boiled pasta, warmed the sauce and put a Caesar salad and good focaccia on the table.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
During the long voyage, the meal offered to captives was usually little more than a worm-ridden gruel—a thin, watery boiled cereal—or a concoction called “dab-a-dab,” a mash of beans, rice, and corn.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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