fever pitch

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The evening reached a fever pitch with Springsteen’s induction of Patti Smith, who performed “Because the Night,” her biggest hit, with the Boss, the song’s co-writer, in a memorable duet.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Fears that autonomous AI agents would damage software-as-a-service companies’ business models reached fever pitch earlier this year, with shares in tech companies the world over selling off in response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Getting themselves to fever pitch when there's cordite in the air is one thing.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Interest in quantum computing, which has the potential to be the next disruptive technology, reached a fever pitch last year, punctuated by headlines about developments in error correction and scaling.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

She had been keyed to fever pitch these past few weeks and it was well past midnight now.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein