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white-hot

[hwahyt-hot, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˈhɒt, ˈwaɪt- /








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Witches, demons and Satanism — anything occult — is white-hot lately.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

And sometimes there has been a higher purpose to these arguments: occasionally, from the white-hot furnace of debate, truth can emerge.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Minneapolis is no stranger to tragedy, or to the white-hot spotlight of international media attention, or to banding together in the face of a crisis.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

With only one top-flight club, Paris had stood as an outlier among major European cities, where white-hot rivalries break along lines of class, geography, and political leaning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

When it opened its hinged mouth, a column of white-hot flame blasted out.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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