convulse
Example Sentences
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Last week, after Oracle reported unexpectedly high capital expenditures on chips, networking equipment and other infrastructure, the bond market convulsed, raising the cost of capital for many large tech companies.
A random shiver goes through my body, making me convulse for a second; then it’s gone.
From Literature
In late September 2008, as the world and Britain especially was convulsed by its biggest ever financial crisis, the Conservative Party published an obscure pamphlet titled "Reconstruction".
From BBC
Last December, a Unitree bot fell over and started convulsing at a demonstration, drawing online mockery.
From Los Angeles Times
Britain has been convulsed by occasional protests over the issue, usually following an alleged criminal incident by a migrant.
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