last breath
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By the time many of these rising talents were accruing debt in graduate writing programs, the dream of a sustainable career in the nonprofit theater had already gasped its last breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Despite the best medical care, his condition deteriorated,” Austin wrote, noting that Porter “took his last breath, peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
"I will hate him till the day I take my last breath," she said, before adding that love for her daughter was stronger.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
“With you to the last breath and beyond,” the bot told him in another chat Soelberg posted less than two weeks before he died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
I swung my legs off the bench and sat up slowly, the last breath of stale air caught in my throat.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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