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blister

[blis-ter] / ˈblɪs tər /


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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

And the team later announced Sasaki had exited with a blister on that finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

Most of it was filled with a monster blister.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Her symptoms got worse, with sores and blisters leaving her in constant pain.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He added: "I ended up covered in these large watery blisters the whole way up my arm, I'll always remember the pain of it."

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

The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Twisting hundreds of squash from their stems was making cramped claws of them, and her fingers were raw with broken blisters.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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

Yee said she should drop out of the race and Villaraigosa blistered her in ads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

But images of Tartarus kept burning in his mind—the River Phlegethon, the blistered ground where monsters regenerated, the dark forest where arai circled overhead in the blood-mist clouds.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

On the one hand, earnings growth has reached a blistering pace typically only seen during the early stages of an economic recovery.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Nasdaq was powered to records by the outlook for blistering AI earnings growth, said J.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Wood played a key role in helping England come from 2-0 down in the 2023 Ashes, with his return to the team - and blistering spells of bowling - helping them level the series.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

He was blistering in his intelligence and blistering in his self-regard.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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