boiling

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Others argue that’s impossible given the constant fuel required to keep a stew boiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

France went ahead with its annual street music festival on Sunday in a boiling heatwave, with a third of the country on red alert and alcohol consumption banned in the streets.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

To explore those questions, scientists examined whether diabetes risk differed between French fries and potatoes prepared by boiling, baking, or mashing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

He said the increasing temperature was a “recipe for a BLEVE,” or boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

We hitched up Siren and Stentor to the spring wagon and off we went along the boiling roads.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck