blister
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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
Ohtani has been pitching through a blister on the middle finger of his right hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
With her belongings delayed, Hodgkinson was forced to complete her preparations in somebody else's spikes, which ended up giving her a blister.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The smoke made her eyes water, and there was a smarting blister on one thumb.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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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
"They get blisters on their feet, their eyes become watery and the hot sand burns their skin and eats up their hair when they are sitting," said the 40-year-old who owns around 500 camels.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The result can be swelling, bruising, bleeding, blisters and discoloration of the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But this discomfort was worth it because when he gripped the mattock, a digging tool that looked a lot like a spear, his blisters thanked him by not erupting in pain.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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
The gold-plated figure she’d won for “Fantastic Beasts” was warped and blackened by heat, its surface blistered and twisted like something pulled from a furnace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Each ingredient, from blistered tomatoes to the brined treasures of the olive bar, is layered with intention, coaxing depth from pantry staples while keeping the cooking simple and approachable.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
"I looked like a plucked turkey because my skin had blistered so much," Chris says.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
When our hands blistered from the buckets and shovels, we tied scraps of cloth around our palms.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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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
Earlier this month, the European Central Bank warned that “the rise of AI has driven a blistering rally in the tech sector, bringing stock market valuations to levels last seen during the dot-com bubble.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
With a blistering attack that moved faster than any other in the nation, Golesh boosted Tennessee as offensive coordinator and turned around a disastrous South Florida program as head coach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Police found 68-year-old Pierre Michel Formosa recently following a brief search, with the National Park service saying he died while trying to seek help in the blistering heat when his car got stuck in mud.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I complain to Pa about my blistering feet and aching joints.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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