blister
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Ohtani has been pitching through a blister on the middle finger of his right hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’d let them blister and slump just slightly at the edges.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Djokovic says he largely feels fine physically, with a blister on his foot his biggest concern.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Radar data from inside the ice shows what appears to be a blister beneath the surface, pushing the glacier upward at that location.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
I felt like if I tried, my tongue might blister on its own.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Earlier this month while running in Northern Ireland she had to cope with blisters on her legs caused by exposure to giant hogweed in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The result can be swelling, bruising, bleeding, blisters and discoloration of the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mulligan considered the aches, pains and blisters a small price for the “mingled sensations of camaraderie, achievement and wonder at Manhattan’s astonishing array of sights.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
If blisters are the cost of doing business, so be it.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2026
Papa had carved her a sturdy cane; the blisters and sores had mostly healed, the shortness of breath all but gone.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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The 27-year-old had to be carried off the beach after suffering badly blistered feet and needed weeks of treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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
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
I think of nothing except passing the buckets of water, until my fingers are blistered and my arms ache.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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These generational superstars have long stirred heated debate, from curious kids with jumpers for goalposts to social media cultists armed with memes and virtual binders of blistering stats.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
King performed well at the NFL scouting combine earlier this year, running the 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.46 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
In January, Nanos said he hoped the TV series would cast a heroic light on his jurisdiction, where deputies work in daytime’s blistering heat and the blanket darkness of desert night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
In a blistering attack after being ousted, Fedorov said Syrsky had hobbled his attempts at modernisation -- on procurement, equipment and mobilisation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The “bridge from the primary schools” to high school, MacMillan later wrote, in a blistering critique of England’s treatment of its colonies entitled 'Warning from the West Indies, “is narrow and insecure.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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