blister
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His signature victory was a record-setting blister up Alpe d’Huez in which he roared through costumed, enthusiastic revelers on his way to a fifth stage win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Roberts also said he didn’t believe the blister affected Ohtani’s command last week, when he threw six hitless innings against the Rockies but issued four walks and hit a batter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The 37-year-old initially experienced discomfort at last week's Truist Championship at Quail Hollow because of a blister under the toenail.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
I’d let them blister and slump just slightly at the edges.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
The pharmacist sold me blister packs of pills to soothe pain, bring down fever, and help you sleep.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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The result can be swelling, bruising, bleeding, blisters and discoloration of the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
In his memoir, “A Life on the Edge,” Whittaker recalled feeling euphoria as a 16-year-old at the top of Mount Olympus in Washington state, 7,965-feet high, despite blisters on his heels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Generally, people with the infection have painful lumps, blisters of swollen skin - but he had no obvious signs, with what looked like burns appearing on his foot only after it had taken hold.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Her arm was an erratic welt of angry red with a smattering of white blisters.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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The 27-year-old had to be carried off the beach after suffering badly blistered feet and needed weeks of treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Among this year’s participants was WSJ’s achy, blistered Xavier Martinez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The gold-plated figure she’d won for “Fantastic Beasts” was warped and blackened by heat, its surface blistered and twisted like something pulled from a furnace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
It nudged me to trust a roast chicken with five more minutes, until the skin blistered into crackle and glass.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
My already blistered hands and scraped knees rebelled as the dust took over me like a swarm of bees.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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After an abnormally warm winter and a blistering March heat wave, California has seen a surge in mosquito activity that has driven West Nile virus activity to a five-year high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
He boasts a fastball that sits at 98 mph and often reaches triple digits, blistering speeds that would have been unimaginable a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
She earned her second Emmy in 2021 for her blistering turn as polarizing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Crown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The blistering flames rising above the house were just waving goodbye to everyone who was watching.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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