fever

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The agency briefly took the map down altogether, around the same time that protests about the possibility of a physical wall in Big Bend National Park reached a fever pitch.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"The outbreak is spreading rapidly," Tedros told a virtual ministerial meeting on the viral haemorrhagic fever, which spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

They wrote about their worries, regrets, doubts, divorce, financial straits—being down to $35 in a checking and savings account—and a baby’s 104-degree fever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"We have fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. They tell us it's normal and our bodies are just adapting to Africa," Cubillos told the BBC shortly after arriving.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

And later, when my fever rose and I felt that floating feeling again, I reached over and held on to Miss Zeldy.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney