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But many other ingredients benefit from long, slow cooking, and a pot of chickpeas or beets will steam up your kitchen as pleasantly and fill your belly just as heartily as chicken or beef.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Off heat, add the fish sauce and stir; the mixture will steam and bubble vigorously.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

“Can you tell? I can. However, we will steam on. Where to? God knows.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

The White House will steam the event live on its YouTube channel.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

A. Engine will steam poorly for the reason that there will be no draft through the large flues.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous