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The Ryder Cup payment debate that simmered for years finally boiled over last season with the PGA of America's decision to approve payments for Team USA players.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Publishers’ frustrations are boiling over.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Against the backdrop of the golden sand dunes in Ninh Thuan province, family strife boils over when a son’s dream to dance to the beat of his own heart pits him against his father’s wishes.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Tensions boiled over when the Paul Butterfield Blues Band took the stage.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Publishers’ frustrations are boiling over.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Against the backdrop of the golden sand dunes in Ninh Thuan province, family strife boils over when a son’s dream to dance to the beat of his own heart pits him against his father’s wishes.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Tensions boiled over when the Paul Butterfield Blues Band took the stage.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boil over
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20over. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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