fevered

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She wrote the first draft in a fevered two months and scored a low seven-figure advance after a bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

He claims he has known for some time that he would not play, but why not make that public to end the fevered speculation that built ahead of his announcement?

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

“Back in line!” the soldier behind me shouted, and I realized that it was me he was talking to—that in my fevered state I’d strayed too far from the center of the road.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs