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collapsed in the throes of agony
that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article The Gators are entering the throes of preseason practices as competition heats up for starting roles.
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Wesley Alden, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Most telling would be how Mack suddenly went no-contact with Hill-Johnson during the throes of a whirlwind romance before proposing to her on a whim in Las Vegas in May 1995.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
There are no specific Covid-19 rules at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a stark contrast to the two Olympic Games held during the throes of the pandemic.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
The pandemic, in short, is hardly in its last throes.
—Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2021
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Wesley Alden, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Most telling would be how Mack suddenly went no-contact with Hill-Johnson during the throes of a whirlwind romance before proposing to her on a whim in Las Vegas in May 1995.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
There are no specific Covid-19 rules at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a stark contrast to the two Olympic Games held during the throes of the pandemic.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
The pandemic, in short, is hardly in its last throes.
—Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2021
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“Throe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throe. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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