convulsed

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On Feb. 4, 1794, while the country was convulsed in the violent political struggle known as the Terror, the National Convention abolished slavery in all French colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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

That exchange didn't happen, of course, because when the two men came side-by-side, the pair of them seemed lost for words as Hampden convulsed all around them.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

For a moment her face convulsed with shock, with hope, with something stranger and more complicated than both; and then she shook her head.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell