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Building failures, from malfunctioning boilers and coolers to plumbing and roof leaks, are increasingly occurring, some of them during high-profile medical and tech conventions, the most recent just a couple of months ago.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
The tugboat got new boilers and was renamed the J.C. Ames.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
That was nearly half the cost of using all-electric boilers and about one-third less than the cost of geothermal.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
For example, the U.S. imports $124 billion in electric machinery; $82 billion in nuclear reactors, boilers and other machinery; $12 billion in goods made of iron or steel; and $19.3 billion in plastics from China each year, according to data from the International Trade Administration.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 6 May 2025
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
The tugboat got new boilers and was renamed the J.C. Ames.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
That was nearly half the cost of using all-electric boilers and about one-third less than the cost of geothermal.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
For example, the U.S. imports $124 billion in electric machinery; $82 billion in nuclear reactors, boilers and other machinery; $12 billion in goods made of iron or steel; and $19.3 billion in plastics from China each year, according to data from the International Trade Administration.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 6 May 2025
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“Boiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boiler. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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boiler
noun
boil·er
ˈbȯi-lər 
1
: a container in which something is boiled
2
: a strong metal container used in making steam
3
: a tank in which water is heated or hot water is stored
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