paroxysm

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Be ready to bend short-term volatility paroxysms to express long-term investment themes.

From Barron's

Be ready to bend short-term volatility paroxysms to express long-term investment themes.

From Barron's

There is nothing more fascinating, or horrifying, than watching the paroxysm of violence and fear expelled in the death throes of a dying animal — or a dying political party.

From Salon

Clearly addressing both the extreme right and the far left, which have led opposition to the pension overhaul, she accused them of a “paroxysm” of anti-parliamentary and anti-democratic behavior.

From New York Times

In McPherson’s account, Northern support for Brown’s cause “provoked a paroxysm of anger more intense than the original reaction to the raid.”

From Seattle Times