febrile
Example Sentences
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Thursday's remarkable risk-on rally reflects exactly that and barring any unforeseen events - a dangerous assumption in such febrile times, perhaps - Asia should round off a tumultuous week on a high note on Friday.
From Reuters
The biggest cheers from the febrile crowd were reserved for robust challenges until Kyogo almost found a way through on 20 minutes.
From BBC
Last March, the Swansons had to come up with $8,000 to cover their share of hospital bills after their baby daughter was hospitalized with a febrile seizure.
From New York Times
All this comes in an uncertain and febrile political climate - an election is due by the end of the year.
From BBC
Despite Wepner's protests and to the dismay of the febrile, 15,000-strong crowd inside Ohio's Richfield Coliseum, the referee stopped the fight just 19 seconds shy of the end of round 15.
From BBC
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