blister
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Ciara and her partner Lewis had to become experts in the rare genetic disorder, which causes skin to tear or blister at the slightest touch.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Choi’s advice was to go the other direction: blister them, puree them, drown them in vinegar or chili, add something sweet, blend them into sauces, make them taste like the foods you already crave.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
A romantic moment is built around the question of popping a rower’s blister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
His signature victory was a record-setting blister up Alpe d’Huez in which he roared through costumed, enthusiastic revelers on his way to a fifth stage win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
It was midaftemoon and the sun had come over him and cooked him while he slept and his face was on fire, would blister, would peel.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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Her symptoms got worse, with sores and blisters leaving her in constant pain.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was so hot and humid that Lee Feaster, a native Texas and the father of freshman wideout Boobie Feaster, said on Tuesday that his wife passed out during the game and still had blisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to the NHS, warning signs include severe pain, redness, blisters, changes in skin colour and vomiting.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Questions, observations, the locations of blisters and rashes—everything is delivered as though it were an announcement.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Pike is currently in critical condition on a ventilator, with burned and blistered arms, according to her lawyers.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
The lawyer said medics were "working to save Ms. Pike's life" after she arrived with both arms "swollen, burned, and blistered."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Among this year’s participants was WSJ’s achy, blistered Xavier Martinez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The customer sits in the chair for the entire day, and when it’s over, Miriam’s fingers are so blistered that the others rush to get her an Epsom salt soak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Lyddie hesitated, but her sodden clothes and blistered feet reminded her how unsuited she was to continue the journey.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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In September he won the half-marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in a blistering 58:06, one of the 10 fastest times in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
This come as AI-related debt supply has been on a blistering pace of more than $400 billion this year, according to the latest Goldman Sachs estimates, more than double the volume of 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
This makes it prone to blistering and causes her significant mobility issues.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
I lugged my bike out of the garage and sped down the sidewalk, whipped by the breeze in the blistering sun.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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