convulsed
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Both groups awaited a council vote on a question that has convulsed this seaside city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In 2001, I was a college freshman at New York University, and watched as the twin towers fell and the country convulsed in fear and rage.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
The cases stem from the aftermath of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests that convulsed Hong Kong from 2019.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
After Bass spoke, anger and discontent convulsed through the webinar chat box, where residents could ask questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
At this came the second blast, louder even than the first, a brisk, sharp blow that rebounded across the whole architecture of the sky, as if the earth itself convulsed.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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