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coma

[koh-muh] / ˈkoʊ mə /


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They compared those patterns against data from patients who were awake, asleep or in a coma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“Writers,” she said, “disturb the social oppression that functions like a coma on a population, a coma despots call ‘peace’.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Before foreign stocks emerged from their coma last year, calls to look abroad mostly fell on deaf ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

When I woke up, I said to my friend that this had happened and he said to me: 'Mate, your second coma was eight days long.'

From BBC • May 15, 2026

One user, CaptainOverpants, claimed to work in Mr. Griswold’s hospital and said that Mr. Griswold was still in a coma and had been secretly moved to hospice care because he was dying.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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