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boiling point





NOUN
melting point
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"You've sold the team - now sell the club," chanted fans at Molineux in October as frustrations reached boiling point.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Newsom’s frustration reached a boiling point over claims about the state’s response to the Los Angeles wildfires last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

T-glass is used in reinforcement layers under or around chips, and those layers help prevent the package from warping when processors heat up to around the boiling point of water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The affordability crisis has reached a boiling point with many middle- and lower-income Americans increasingly burdened by debt and struggling to cover basic household expenses.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

But since Brad had shipped out and Katie had moved back in, the tension in our house had been simmering just below the boiling point.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman




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