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Sheriff’s deputies detained three and arrested two of them as tensions boiled over into shouting and scuffles.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
As anger boils over fires raging across Los Angeles, Donald Trump has personally targeted California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to lay the blame at his door.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Awards-wise, Kane has simmered throughout her career while never quite boiling over.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, tension among some city and state officials, boiling over.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
As anger boils over fires raging across Los Angeles, Donald Trump has personally targeted California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to lay the blame at his door.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Awards-wise, Kane has simmered throughout her career while never quite boiling over.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, tension among some city and state officials, boiling over.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20over. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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