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boil

[boil] / bɔɪl /






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Cover the pot and cook until the water starts to boil.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

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

Daizen Maeda has come to the boil at the right time, scoring seven goals in his past five games.

From BBC • May 15, 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 need to boil some tea, there. We should have some tea.”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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