blister
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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
Right-hander Roki Sasaki, who went on the IL last month with a blister on the middle finger of his right hand, threw a simulated game Wednesday afternoon and could return shortly.
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
Ohtani has been pitching through a blister on the middle finger of his right hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 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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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
The downpour turned the path—uphill, then downhill, then uphill again—into a slick mess of red clay and rock; every step had my blisters screaming in a new language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The result can be swelling, bruising, bleeding, blisters and discoloration of the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Jule woke up the next morning with blisters.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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I liked the sausage and kale and look forward to making her blistered Jimmy Nardello pepper pizzas this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Yee said she should drop out of the race and Villaraigosa blistered her in ads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
"I looked like a plucked turkey because my skin had blistered so much," Chris says.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
A handful of sun-dried tomatoes, blended with roasted cherry tomatoes — their skins blistered in a sizzling layer of golden olive oil — lends this version the concentrated flavor of August, even now in mid-March.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025
Briony felt her blistered heel rubbing against her shoe, but she was determined they should not see her limp.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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The result was bubbling, blistering and peeling that appeared just weeks after the renovation was completed.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
For Serena, who is the youngest of five sisters in the blended Williams family, that meant learning to return Venus’s blistering serve on Compton’s public courts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The child's parents took him to the accident and emergency department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was treated for partial blistering to his leg and forearm.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
In the blistering heat of 2026, where climate records are tumbling all over the world, the river is under attack on two fronts, said David Kreamer, a hydrology professor at the University of Las Vegas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Jinny and Ess dropped to the sand and put their arms over their faces until the bits of shell stopped blistering the air around them.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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