convulsions

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"They are not particularly dangerous, you're not at risk of hurting yourself or anyone else. My convulsions are very rare, I have maybe three or four a year, they don't massively impact my life."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

While experts predict modest employment numbers, disappointing data could send the market back into convulsions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

He contracted meningitis as a youth and still suffers from convulsions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

His company may emerge from today’s pinball-like experience still needing a strategy to survive and prosper on its own amid the entertainment industry’s streaming and artificial-intelligence convulsions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Some had convulsions as long as four months after the last exposure.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson