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boiling over



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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

Bangladesh launched fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at filling stations and boiling over into anger.

From Barron's Mar. 8, 2026

The U.S. military has helped keep ethnic and religious tensions from boiling over.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

“With little voice, my creative juices were boiling over and pouring out of me,” Kilmer wrote on the collective’s website.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2025

“Good. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must return to my laboratory. My purple goop is boiling over a Bunsen burner. So are my ramen noodles.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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