throes
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The startup, in the throes of responding to rogue AI incidents, said three employees violated policies for handling sensitive company data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Sloane, the eldest, is an L.A.-based actor and therapist, a feminist in the throes of menopause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Indonesia is in the throes of a wildfire catastrophe.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Bret may lament childhood’s demise, but if you had helicopter parents, these throes probably look less like trash than fire.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was no surprise to them that half the people at the racetrack were unsupervised hellraisers gripped in the ferocious throes of puberty.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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