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blister

[blis-ter] / ˈblɪs tər /


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Ciara and her partner Lewis had to become experts in the rare genetic disorder, which causes skin to tear or blister at the slightest touch.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Right-hander Roki Sasaki is working back from a blister on his middle finger and is penciled in to return from the IL next week against the Padres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Choi’s advice was to go the other direction: blister them, puree them, drown them in vinegar or chili, add something sweet, blend them into sauces, make them taste like the foods you already crave.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

Without the gloves, her skin would have started to blister right away.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The nurse wrote that patients were arriving with headaches, rashes and blisters, “we believe, due to the chemicals being used to spray.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He added: "I ended up covered in these large watery blisters the whole way up my arm, I'll always remember the pain of it."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

According to the NHS, warning signs include severe pain, redness, blisters, changes in skin colour and vomiting.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

People working near me around the small mountain of corn laughed at my blisters and told me I was being initiated.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

Pike is currently in critical condition on a ventilator, with burned and blistered arms, according to her lawyers.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The lawyer said medics were "working to save Ms. Pike's life" after she arrived with both arms "swollen, burned, and blistered."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Among this year’s participants was WSJ’s achy, blistered Xavier Martinez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The customer sits in the chair for the entire day, and when it’s over, Miriam’s fingers are so blistered that the others rush to get her an Epsom salt soak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

Moreover, the spadework had tom open his blistered hand again.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

In September he won the half-marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in a blistering 58:06, one of the 10 fastest times in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Even in the latter stages, Bryan Mbeumo's blistering shot couldn't find its way in.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

This come as AI-related debt supply has been on a blistering pace of more than $400 billion this year, according to the latest Goldman Sachs estimates, more than double the volume of 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ernest’s response contrasted sharply with that of Compton, who sat for a blistering daylong deposition by the Tribune’s lawyers without wavering for a moment in his defense of Kamen.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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