fevered

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His foreign policy is so unusual in the context of recent history that almost every action he takes is subject to a range of fevered interpretations from friends and critics alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The unlikely story of an American table tennis champion has become an end-of-year cinematic event in the United States, where it's due to be released on Thursday, with Chalamet-headed publicity garnering fevered attention.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

“There’s a critical crisis that has been brewing for a while, and it’s reaching a fevered pitch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

So the European aim today may be to slow things down and calm fevered talk about land-swap deals that should really be part of the endgame of a negotiation.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Her fevered mind fastened like a limpet onto the notion that Estha was somehow responsible for Sophie Mol’s death.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy