febrile
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The campus green they inhabit is a febrile zone in which lofty ideals and cynicism regularly collide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Amid febrile scenes at Tollcross, the 23-year-old held off Aimee Canny of South Africa down the stretch to earn the hosts' fourth gold in three days.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Mr. Hernández has a febrile energy that finds him bounding around the stage with a convincingly youthful, manic intensity, as if new love has pushed his adrenaline into overdrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
Late at night, when crowds of rowdy proles roamed the streets, the town had a curiously febrile air.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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