convulsion
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The remaining two recordings were triggered by sound or motion, but only one suggested that a muscle convulsion, a sign of seizure, had occurred.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
In the middle of this convulsion, Ms. de Bonafini’s life was turned upside down.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022
A convulsion has shaken America and many other Western democracies over the past few years.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022
"Jerry Lee Lewis slaughters his rivals," it said, "in a 13-song set that feels like one long convulsion".
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
Nobody peeked their head in the door to see if I was absent or sick or maybe having a convulsion in the middle of the floor.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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