spasm
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Unlike bear-market bottoms, which typically end with a spasm of despair as traders throw in the towel, bull-market tops are far more gradual and less dramatic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
While my vocal cords spasm apart, his spasm together; while my voice gets soft and whispery, his voice is tight and gravelly.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
And amid a spasm of bricks-and-mortar bankruptcies driven in part by e-commerce, retail employment fell by a quarter-million between 2017 and late 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
India skipper Shubman Gill went out retired hurt for four with a neck spasm and did not return to bat in the innings that ended in the second session.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025
Her body began to spasm and quiver uncontrollably, until she required a cane and then a wheelchair.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
If their CTmax is exceeded, insects succumb to desiccation, muscle spasms and eventual stupor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Symptoms can vary from person to person, but can include limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, sensory issues and cognitive problems.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Max Muncy popped out and Kyle Tucker, back in the lineup after exiting Monday’s game because of back spasms, flied out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The Dodgers edged the Minnesota Twins but lost Kyle Tucker to back spasms and Dalton Rushing to a possible concussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Tiamat, half in the circle and half out, was shaking with terrible spasms.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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