fever pitch
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Interest in a witness to a murder trial reached a fever pitch after Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The cast members perform at a fever pitch of amateur sitcom acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
A.I. fears reach a fever pitch, Kevin Warsh votes to raise rates, and the SEC allows stocks to trade like crypto.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
Public rhetoric on both sides reached a fever pitch on Monday, but some officials struck a more diplomatic tone on Tuesday with hopes that talks could be resumed.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A whirring sound starts—like some kind of turbo jet engine—and rises to a fever pitch.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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