fevered

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Probably nowhere in the U.S. has the backlash reached a more fevered pitch than in Festus, a city of 14,000 near the Mississippi River and about 30 miles from St. Louis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The unlikely story of an American table tennis champion has become an end-of-year cinematic event in the United States, where it's due to be released on Thursday, with Chalamet-headed publicity garnering fevered attention.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

“There’s a critical crisis that has been brewing for a while, and it’s reaching a fevered pitch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

After all, Epstein is dead, and his “list” only existed in their fevered imaginations.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

Eventually, they fell into a fevered sleep that deepened until they simply let go.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer