boil
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Cover the pot and cook until the water starts to boil.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Their stories are sometimes convoluted, but at bottom they boil down to the same three elements: salt, wind and water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Between November and December, some 24,000 SEW customers had no water supply or low pressure following a plant failure, which led to a boil water notice for several days.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
In experiments, the researchers showed that the material could release enough heat to boil water under ambient conditions, something that has been difficult to accomplish in this area of research.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
I put the coffee on to boil while I milked.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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