coma
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After her operation, she slipped into a coma and died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
She was placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery which she awoke from in mid-June but remained “very unwell,” her family said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Lam was taken to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on Tuesday and later fell into a coma, reported the South China Morning Post citing local media.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The study examined only one type of general anesthesia, so the results may not apply to other unconscious states such as sleep or coma.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Derek was in a coma and was apparently not going to snap out of it.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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
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
They were rushed to separate hospitals and were both put in induced comas.
From BBC ● May 1, 2022
I watched as Mama and Baba lay there in medically induced comas with ventilators breathing for them because their lungs were full of fluid.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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