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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The 69-year-old pastor is in the throes of Parkinson’s disease.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
This is especially worrisome as the U.S. is in the throes of respiratory virus season and is fighting the spread of bird flu.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
However, other recent economic data from China indicates that the world’s second-largest economy is still in the throes of disinflation, largely due to tepid consumer demand and a prolonged downturn in the property market.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Nordstrom does even better with a NPS of 21 and is in the throes of radical transformation too as the Nordstrom family with Mexican retail partner El Puerto de Liverpool take the company private.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
This is especially worrisome as the U.S. is in the throes of respiratory virus season and is fighting the spread of bird flu.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
However, other recent economic data from China indicates that the world’s second-largest economy is still in the throes of disinflation, largely due to tepid consumer demand and a prolonged downturn in the property market.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Nordstrom does even better with a NPS of 21 and is in the throes of radical transformation too as the Nordstrom family with Mexican retail partner El Puerto de Liverpool take the company private.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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