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• This was in the fall of 2020, and Hoffmann was in the throes of a deep depression.
  — The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
• That’s the question facing U.S. schools in the throes of the Israel-Hamas war.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2023
• At the top of 2020, Nick Mueller found himself in the throes of his first Grammy week.
  — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
• Haiti is in the throes of an uprising not seen in decades.
  — Andre Paultre, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• The country was still in the throes of the recession when Uber was founded in 2009.
  — Jesus Jiménez, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• Both appeared to have been in the throes of a mental health crisis.
  — Amy Harmon, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• At this time a year ago, Jazz Chisholm Jr. was in the throes of learning how to play center field.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
• Now, at the midpoint of the season, the Coyotes find themselves in the throes of a playoff race.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
• Once again, a region that has seen too much violence is in the throes of it.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
• These are the kinds of thoughts a person in the throes of grief often has and rarely gets to say out loud, let alone commit to the page.
  — Nora McInerny, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
• Yes, sometimes people who leave in the throes of a midlife crisis do come back.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
• This kind of drop has rarely been recorded in a nation that is not at war or in the throes of upheaval.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Years ago, in the throes of addiction, Teasley was homeless.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
• Those of you stuck in the throes of winter might like a new iPad or laptop to entertain you while the snow flies.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
• At the time, Hunter Biden, by his own admission, was in the throes of his crack addiction.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 23 June 2023
• At the time, Hunter Biden, by his own admission, was in the throes of his crack addiction.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 23 June 2023
• The Mosquito fire began Sept. 6, in the throes of the state’s worst September heat wave.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• At the time of Joseph’s killing, Haiti was in the throes of escalating violence and protests.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
• Lebanon is still in the throes of an economic collapse that began in 2019.
  — Michael Young, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2023
• The Chinatown art space Human Resources was in the throes of a deep cleaning.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Suvari plays his mother Carol, who is also in the throes of grief.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 16 May 2024
• The Fed is in the throes of a 16-month campaign to try to curb decades-high inflation by suppressing demand.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• That interview shows a woman in the throes of a psychotic episode.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• Since then, MacDonald has been in the throes of wedding planning between picking out her dress and the decor for the big day.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
• Now, with the world in the throes of climate disaster, a slew of stars — from Cannes to major awards shows — are falling for vintage.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
• In 1973, in the throes of the Cold War, the notion that nations and ideologies would be incidental might have seemed like the stuff of pulpy sci-fi.
  — John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
• Johnson, 31, was arrested on April 19 while in the throes of a mental health crisis.
  — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
• But the district is in the throes of a special education staffing crisis.
  — Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
• Several works were lost in the throes of war, and Antoine himself was displaced from Berlin after his home was bombed.
  — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2024
• Eric—separated from his wife and in the throes of a midlife crisis—wins a promotion and gets caught up in toxic C-suite machinations.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024