fever pitch
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Around the time the outrage reached a fever pitch, however, the completion date was announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
A.I. fears reach a fever pitch, Kevin Warsh votes to raise rates, and the SEC allows stocks to trade like crypto.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
With apocalyptic fears over artificial intelligence reaching a fever pitch, the world’s two most powerful leaders—President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping—plan to discuss the technology at a summit in Washington next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Public rhetoric on both sides reached a fever pitch on Monday, but some officials struck a more diplomatic tone on Tuesday with hopes that talks could be resumed.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Germany, though interest in the fight was at a fever pitch, there was almost no betting on the fight.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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