blistering
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These days, a horror film must also be a blistering allegory for real life, with plenty of subtextual significance for the thinking viewer to glom onto.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
This time, Jackson wrote a blistering dissent—joined by Sotomayor—that seemed to explain her earlier vote, as well.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
At 5-foot-11 and 192 pounds he’s not big for the position, and according to a school release ran the 40 in 4.46 seconds, which is fast but not blistering.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Last year he launched his album "4", which topped the UK independent album chart and was hailed by Rolling Stone UK as a "blistering return to form".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
The pain in his head lessened — he looked around wildly to see where Quirrell had gone, and saw him hunched in pain, looking at his fingers — they were blistering before his eyes.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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