throes

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OpenAI is in the throes of a fundraising campaign that could take place for much of this year, in what could be a pre-IPO round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts noted that the entertainment industry is in the throes of a major transformation and that NBCUniversal has laid the groundwork for its own metamorphosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

The singer and the on-screen star had been deep in the throes of their romance when they snapped up the home, which served as their primary abode throughout their four-year marriage.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

According to a UN-backed report, Dilling is in the throes of famine.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

He said this when we were in the throes of sickness on the Agnes Pauline, and again in the bitter first winter in New York, when four of us, including Mam, came down with pneumonia.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline