feverish

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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

As well as drawing an unprecedented amount of attention and resources to the search for her mother, it has also inspired feverish speculation and given rise to a string of false leads.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

With almost no advance promotion, on Thanksgiving “Heated Rivalry” hit streaming services—including HBO Max in the U.S., and the Bell Media-owned service Crave in Canada—where it immediately hooked a feverish audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The run-up has seen none of the feverish public rallies that Suu Kyi once commanded, and the junta has waged a withering pre-vote offensive to claw back territory.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

He had forgotten all about her in his feverish contemplation of the Hallows.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling