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Tension boiled over when Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu, a top Wu administration official, said the city hands out more than 80,000 needles per month to drug users.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The Philippine government is also under pressure to do more to address the corruption; otherwise, public discontent may boil over and lead to widespread violence.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
McVie returned to the group in 2014, but long-simmering tensions between Nicks and Buckingham boiled over four years later, and the group dismissed Buckingham.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The Philippine government is also under pressure to do more to address the corruption; otherwise, public discontent may boil over and lead to widespread violence.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
McVie returned to the group in 2014, but long-simmering tensions between Nicks and Buckingham boiled over four years later, and the group dismissed Buckingham.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20over. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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