white heat

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Head coach Steve Borthwick has, in the past, zeroed in on the continuity, cohesion and the long-term lessons imprinted by the white heat of a Test match - but was citing different evidence this week.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But it's worth remembering that the meeting was March 21 to 22, right in the white heat of the crisis triggered by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank only days before.

From Reuters • Apr. 13, 2023

Soccer has moved on from the era when greatness was forged in the white heat of World Cups and continental championships.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021

“It’s only in the white heat of this international crisis that the attributes of this serious and competent politician will be really tested and where Dominic Raab can and will excel,” Jackson wrote.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

He dove and swept his hand upward, knocking the weapon away as it shot a bolt of white heat.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner