last breath
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"I wouldn't have understood why someone would want to go to the place where the person took their last breath, until I was in this position," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 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
In his best-known poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” Dylan Thomas passionately urges his father to fight against death to the last breath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
I’ve held someone in my arms as they take their last breath, and my very best friend in the world, we were two of her caregivers for the last three months of her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Surely, the Grand Dame had spent her last breath and had nothing more to say.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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