coma
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Sophie said she and Ryli were told Florence may need to be induced into a coma at any point and it was "so touch-and-go the whole time".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
When he wakes from a coma a week later, he doesn’t recognize Ellen, and you won’t quite either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
She remained in a coma for weeks and still can't speak or breathe on her own, according to her parents.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Main fell into a coma and, for three weeks, seemed unlikely to wake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A girl from the Department of Supernatural Health has us clap along as she sings a man out of a coma.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
The nuclei and comae of different comets exhibit few peculiarities to the unaided vision except in respect to brightness; but the tails of comets differ widely, both in brightness and in extent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
If it is dry the accused is held to be guilty—fear has stopped the secretion of saliva—obstupui, stetetuntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross
As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The author traces the roots of the problem to the early decades of the 20th century, with psychiatry’s flailing, if well-meaning, efforts to address mental illness via cures that included lobotomies and insulin comas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
In December, 15-month-old Louie and Vinnie Hughes were placed in induced comas as they fought to survive the disease.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
The assortment of fried, smothered, pickled or barbecued options guide your steps into the gentlest of food comas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
In Cairo, the streets are decked with colorful Ramadan lanterns, bakeries are hawking holiday sweets and television networks are promoting prime-time soap operas, hoping to capitalize on nightly food comas.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
All this business about medically induced comas is just doctor talk.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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