boil
Example Sentences
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Yet within the time it might take to boil water in a kettle, the chaos had cooled enough for a structure to emerge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"The fact that we can boil water under ambient conditions is a big achievement."
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
“It does feel like the pot is continuing to boil and slowly boiling over,” said Flood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
As a young leg-spinner, Ahmed will have times when his bowling goes off the boil, but he also has an X-factor.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
I remember that at Pinyudu I could always hear the sound of pounding, as people pounded the dry corn kernels into meal to boil.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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