boiling

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The boiling point of the chemical inside the tank, methyl methacrylate, is 101 degrees Celsius.

From Los Angeles Times • May 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

“Seems to me like a total own-goal,” says Ms. Worsley, once again boiling the past down to its essence, without belaboring the ironies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"My heart is full of courage, my red blood is boiling; my brothers stand with me, this time we will rise," Shah said in his song, over a video of him campaigning for election.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

It never cools the room much, but when there's no electricity and it can't even move a tiny bit of air, I feel like a grain of rice boiling in my own sweat.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman