coma
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That still leaves another question: what caused Ethel to fall into a coma in the first place?
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
“There were no other contributing conditions, only exertion-related heat. This is not a coma, and the family is at his bedside praying for a miracle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
She’d been in a car accident and was in a coma.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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 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
The other two, ages 61 and 75, had descended into comas and required ventilation.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methyl bromide also is a neurotoxin that can cause lung disease, convulsions, comas and ultimately death.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
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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