in the throes of
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: experiencing (something painful)
She met him while he was in the throes of a messy divorce.
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Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand bargain between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
And the unemployment rate also looks encouraging, falling to 4.1% against expectations of a rise to 4.3% for the first time since October 2021, when the country was still in the throes of pandemic upheaval.
—Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Melvin, 63, received a vote of confidence while the Giants are in the throes of their most disappointing stretch of the season.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 July 2025
My husband spent about 10 years in the throes of an addiction to street drugs, with periods of sobriety sometimes lasting more than eight months.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
And the unemployment rate also looks encouraging, falling to 4.1% against expectations of a rise to 4.3% for the first time since October 2021, when the country was still in the throes of pandemic upheaval.
—Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Melvin, 63, received a vote of confidence while the Giants are in the throes of their most disappointing stretch of the season.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 July 2025
My husband spent about 10 years in the throes of an addiction to street drugs, with periods of sobriety sometimes lasting more than eight months.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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