coma

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If investors could all act like the coma patient they’d be better off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Hubble observed K1 breaking into at least four separate fragments, each surrounded by its own coma, the cloud of gas and dust that forms around a comet's icy core.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

On a Tuesday in September, Porter checked himself into the hospital due to debilitating pain, and then the “Pose” star subsequently fell into a coma and woke up days later on a Saturday evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Two days later, on Boxing Day, Grace, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was placed in a coma.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

An electrical shock from some jumper cables had put her into a coma from which she emerged, three weeks later, able to “know” things by handling an object or touching a stranger’s hand.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt