febrile
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A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
The revs are but an airy figment in your febrile mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
HHV-6B infects roughly 90 percent of children by age two and is best known for causing roseola infantum -- or "sixth disease" -- the most common cause of febrile seizures in young children.
From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026
In his resignation statement he referenced "the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times".
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
The only time I feel like me is on those secret, febrile afternoons like yesterday, when I come alive in all that heat and hall-light.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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