death sentence

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Their work on advanced melanoma - once a death sentence - has saved countless lives, and their encouraging findings in treating Scolyer's brain tumour have triggered an early stage clinical trial in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

These breakthrough medications converted HIV from a death sentence into a manageable chronic illness, saving millions of lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

For many years, the illness was considered a death sentence, with a five-year survival rate of just 25 percent.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

It is incurable, with a median life expectancy of 12 to 18 months—in other words, a death sentence.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

I’d learned enough beekeeping to know that a hive without a queen was a death sentence for the bees.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd