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convulse

[kuhn-vuhls] / kənˈvʌls /


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The author organizes shocks into three categories that will resonate with readers who have watched the world economy convulse in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Then Hipolito’s body began to convulse — a possible seizure.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

I’m well past that point; some of his stories and novels I’ve read dozens, even hundreds of times, and they can still make me convulse in laughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

The development is the latest in the controversy surrounding the governor, Riad Salameh, who is being investigated for corruption as an economic meltdown and financial collapse convulse the tiny Mediterranean nation.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

One woman near the front began to convulse after a man’s name was called.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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