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collapsed in the throes of agony
that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution
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Garland’s characters are constantly caught between the throes of evolution or death, and sometimes both.
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Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The story is ripped from the pages of Nicholls' 2009 book, which charts 20 years in the lives of the main characters — from their initial rendezvous as fresh college graduates through the throes of adulthood.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
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Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The story is ripped from the pages of Nicholls' 2009 book, which charts 20 years in the lives of the main characters — from their initial rendezvous as fresh college graduates through the throes of adulthood.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Throe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throe. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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