convulsion
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No one should have to endure such horrible, public pain, experienced simultaneously with a nationwide convulsion.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
What they couldn’t know at the time was that a major convulsion was coming for the golf world: LIV’s funding was about to evaporate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Ronaldo suffered a convulsion earlier in the day but was given the green light to start for Mario Zagallo's side.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
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
But she was wracked with convulsion and delusion and horrific visions.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
"She was taken to hospital with non-stop fits and convulsions," he told BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Symptoms of bird flu in mammals include tremors, convulsions, seizures and muscle weakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
His company may emerge from today’s pinball-like experience still needing a strategy to survive and prosper on its own amid the entertainment industry’s streaming and artificial-intelligence convulsions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Novo has suffered repeated convulsions amid a dramatic selloff that has sent shares down by more than 60% since the middle of last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
Despite all the convulsions of history, the Onondaga have kept the council fire burning for Haudenosaunee to this day.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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