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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Like Saxe Commins, Random House’s first great editor, when he was summoned to cope with Bill Faulkner in the throes of his worst kind of alcoholic binge, Joe Fox, as editor, would look after Capote.
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The sight of encampments and people in the throes of psychosis in the streets drives perceptions of lawlessness and danger, studies show.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Now seen as a day to honor every person who has held the United States' high office, the holiday gives government and some non-government workers alike a day off in the throes of winter.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
In November 2010, with unemployment at nearly 10 percent and the economy still in the throes of a recession, Hassett signed an open letter warning that the Fed’s efforts to boost the economy could trigger hyperinflation.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The sight of encampments and people in the throes of psychosis in the streets drives perceptions of lawlessness and danger, studies show.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Now seen as a day to honor every person who has held the United States' high office, the holiday gives government and some non-government workers alike a day off in the throes of winter.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
In November 2010, with unemployment at nearly 10 percent and the economy still in the throes of a recession, Hassett signed an open letter warning that the Fed’s efforts to boost the economy could trigger hyperinflation.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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