febrile
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They listened for the now-familiar code letters: “AFRI,” or “Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness,” the catchall phrase for a suspected COVID-19 case.
From Washington Times • May 9, 2020
Febrile seizures occur in about 3 or 4 children out of every 100.
From Slate • May 3, 2019
Febrile, fantastic Jean Cocteau, France's No. i playboy of the intellect, left the Paris Ritz to live on a houseboat and do war work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Febrile perfumes as of faded roses In the old house speak of love to-day, Love long past; and where the soft day closes, Down the west gleams, golden-red, a ray.
From The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy by Cawein, Madison Julius
Febrile himself, he would be dumfounded at her reserve, which he would take for hostility.
From Coquette by Swinnerton, Frank
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