coma
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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
Ethel had been found in a coma at 05:00 and her first injection of glucose to increase her blood sugars was given at 06:15.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Main fell into a coma and, for three weeks, seemed unlikely to wake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
As 3I/ATLAS approaches the Sun and temperatures rise, ice within the grains turns into gas and releases additional methanol into the surrounding coma.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I want you to know the truth, and not some rumor that might be floating around. Mr. Terupt is in a coma, which means he’s not conscious.”
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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
As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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
In the early 1990s, Guillaume Sébire, a pediatric neurologist then in France, had observed a similar condition in six children who suffered confusion and abnormal movements and lapsed into comas before rallying and recovering fully.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methyl bromide can cause lung disease, convulsions, comas and ultimately death.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
The lawsuit names four people — Medina Leon and three men who were released while they were hospitalized and had fallen into comas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
They were rushed to separate hospitals and were both put in induced comas.
From BBC ● May 1, 2022
I raced up the stairs to find Mama and Baba waking from their long comas.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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