boils down

present tense third-person singular of boil down

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Recent Examples of boils down A lot of it boils down to the game’s new aesthetic. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025 In Phoenix, this boils down to water. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Ultimately, Brooks’s advice boils down to shifting from self-promotion to service. Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025 No matter how meritless the lawsuit (for example, the Times suit boils down to simply not liking the coverage), several companies settled in order to curry favor. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Fit Finding the best T-shirt boils down to finding one that fits well. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 This week boils down to a simple choice. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025 For Laura, that missing context often boils down to her own unconscious class prejudice. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 What both examples illustrate is how quickly gerrymandering boils down to power. Matt Klink, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.
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  • The Federal Register notice published by DHS outlines the procedure for fee collection, exceptions, and the consequences of nonpayment.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That right is part of the 1923 compact that outlines how the two states share the South Platte's water.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025

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