fever pitch

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Interest in the "missing scientists" reached such a fever pitch that the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee and the FBI announced investigations into the cases.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The Knicks’ playoff run has been creating major buzz, which should hit a fever pitch during the Finals.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The agency briefly took the map down altogether, around the same time that protests about the possibility of a physical wall in Big Bend National Park reached a fever pitch.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Worries about market concentration have reached a fever pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

In Germany, though interest in the fight was at a fever pitch, there was almost no betting on the fight.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown