febrile
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Haunting and powerful, her paintings, particularly those from the past decade, reveal her strong affinity with Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and other artists who rendered the human form with febrile expressivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
For all the domestic pressures at play on both sides and the febrile atmosphere in and around the Gulf, neither Iran nor the US seems interested in a return to war.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The rationale is understandable given the current febrile markets, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
“When Peter came to me, he was febrile, but he was very with it, very alert and communicative. We gave him an X ray. His lungs were fluffy.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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