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Throes

/θrˈoʊz/
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(noun) plural of throe

Yanni was fourteen and was in the throes of teenage angst.
Yanni was in the throes of another psychotic episode.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The country was in the ____ of a major financial crisis that affected almost every single family this year today.

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