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∎ in the throes of war/illness en proie à la guerre/la maladie;∎ a country in the throes of revolution un pays en proie à la révolution ou dans la tourmente de la révolution;∎ to be in the throes of doing sth être en train de faire qch;∎ they are in the throes of moving house ils sont en plein déménagement
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