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
Ohtani has been pitching through a blister on the middle finger of his right hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’d let them blister and slump just slightly at the edges.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Djokovic says he largely feels fine physically, with a blister on his foot his biggest concern.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Drogon roared full in her face, his breath hot enough to blister skin.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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The downpour turned the path—uphill, then downhill, then uphill again—into a slick mess of red clay and rock; every step had my blisters screaming in a new language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Earlier this month while running in Northern Ireland she had to cope with blisters on her legs caused by exposure to giant hogweed in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The result can be swelling, bruising, bleeding, blisters and discoloration of the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
That evening I attempted the arguably more difficult task of drinking a mint julep while lying on the floor, feet elevated so as not to disturb the blisters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The bandages made his hands itch and somebody had to watch him all the time else he would bust the blisters.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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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
I liked the sausage and kale and look forward to making her blistered Jimmy Nardello pepper pizzas this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Yee said she should drop out of the race and Villaraigosa blistered her in ads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
Her hands blistered, and some nights she was so tired she couldn’t sleep.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Earlier this month, the European Central Bank warned that “the rise of AI has driven a blistering rally in the tech sector, bringing stock market valuations to levels last seen during the dot-com bubble.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Thompson ran the 40 in a blistering 4.26 seconds, tying him for the fastest at the 2026 combine and the third-fastest time by a wide receiver at the combine since 2003.
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
The research was released during a blistering northern hemisphere summer when extreme heat broke numerous records and contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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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