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spasm

[spaz-uhm] / ˈspæz əm /


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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

"The decision will be taken tomorrow evening because the physios, doctors will have to take a call that even if he is fully recovered he should not get the spasm again during the game."

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

A back spasm is little fun at scrum time and a problem Hannah Botterman will have to manage.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

When the spasm of sickness was over, he came back to lean against a pillar.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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