convulsion
Example Sentences
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Symptoms of bird flu in mammals include tremors, convulsions, seizures and muscle weakness.
From Los Angeles Times
A new surge in oil prices sent stocks lower, extending moves that have rippled through financial markets and threatened to set off convulsions in the world economy.
While experts predict modest employment numbers, disappointing data could send the market back into convulsions.
From MarketWatch
He contracted meningitis as a youth and still suffers from convulsions.
From Los Angeles Times
Novo is in convulsions amid a dramatic selloff that started in the middle of last year, the company has recently shed its CEO and all of the independent directors on its board.
From Barron's
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