throes
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“I was able to go back to X-Men land and destroy New Jersey, effortlessly,” he says proudly, raising his hands like Magneto in the throes of power.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
In 1517 Martin Luther had posted his 95 Theses in Wittenberg, Germany, and by 1528 Basel, nearly 400 miles away, was in the throes of unrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Cuba is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in decades, marked by power outages of up to 20 hours a day and critical shortages of fuel, medicines and food.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts noted that the entertainment industry is in the throes of a major transformation and that NBCUniversal has laid the groundwork for its own metamorphosis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
The country had been in the throes of the Depression for two years before the Negroes in Stamps knew it.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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