febrile
Example Sentences
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In his resignation email to staff, he wrote of "the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times".
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In his resignation statement he referenced "the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times".
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Their attendance, and link to a previous era, served as a reminder of just what is possible on these nights where the stadium shakes and atmosphere tends to be at its febrile best.
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He was unable to serve out in a febrile atmosphere and Medvedev fought back to take the match into a deciding fifth set.
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Those in the boy's home town remember a time of febrile speculation.
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