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hospice

[hos-pis] / ˈhɒs pɪs /


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But for Icelanders, whose connection to glaciers is ancient and mythic, our human epoch has become an extended hospice for the landscape of their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

My father is 91 and currently in hospice care.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Frank, a Democrat who represented southern Massachusetts in the House of Representatives for over three decades, had been in hospice care at his home in Maine since April.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That means for every dollar a state recovers by hunting down a fraudulent home health agency or a phantom hospice, less than 35 cents return to the state treasury.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“I’ll just be a minute,” she said, after my father’s wife reintroduced her as his hospice physician.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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