boiler room
noun
1
: a room in which a boiler is located
2
: a room equipped with telephones used for making high-pressure usually fraudulent sales pitches
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined the fire was started by human means in the boiler room, Pekara said.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Authorities allege Campbell had a financial motive to burn down the resort, lied about his whereabouts that night, was in the lodge less than an hour before smoke was reported, and that a possible accelerant was found in a basement boiler room.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
At the same time that AI agents might come along and just abstract this whole thing into some bot boiler room.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The sustainability initiative extends beyond the boiler room and into the classroom.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Authorities allege Campbell had a financial motive to burn down the resort, lied about his whereabouts that night, was in the lodge less than an hour before smoke was reported, and that a possible accelerant was found in a basement boiler room.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
At the same time that AI agents might come along and just abstract this whole thing into some bot boiler room.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The sustainability initiative extends beyond the boiler room and into the classroom.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Boiler room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boiler%20room. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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