convulsive
Example Sentences
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John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.”
From Salon
Just occasionally, there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.
From BBC
“Overruling Chevron,” Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar wrote in a Supreme Court brief defending the doctrine, “would be a convulsive shock to the legal system.”
From New York Times
Defending the rulings that upheld the fees, the Biden administration said that overturning the Chevron decision would produce a “convulsive shock” to the legal system.
From Seattle Times
Continuous monitoring of child deaths and improvements in health records to track how often these convulsive seizures precede death, he explains, will be needed for this to be confirmed.
From Science Daily
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