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His frustration boiled over at COTA, clearly visible in his reaction on social media soon after the race.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Tensions boiled over Friday at what was intended to be a meeting to secure the U.S. with a supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for millions of dollars to Ukraine.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
But tensions quickly boiled over in unprecedented fashion when Vance accused the Ukrainian president of undermining Trump in public.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Both fighters had been insulting each other throughout a heated press conference before things boiled over on stage.
—Ben Church, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Tensions boiled over Friday at what was intended to be a meeting to secure the U.S. with a supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for millions of dollars to Ukraine.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
But tensions quickly boiled over in unprecedented fashion when Vance accused the Ukrainian president of undermining Trump in public.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Both fighters had been insulting each other throughout a heated press conference before things boiled over on stage.
—Ben Church, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20over. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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