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Whether the barely rising and falling ribcage represents restorative sleep or a dying breath is hard to say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

“This was the love of my life,” she said, “and I had promised him that I would make sure, until my dying breath, that I was going to do what I could to pursue justice.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022

The Damned vowed “I’m gonna scream and shout til my dying breath / I’m gonna smash it up til there’s nothing left” but settled instead for singing “Smash It Up” onstage into their 60s.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

A museum claims to own Thomas Edison's dying breath.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022

Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says: I hope your eye twitches!

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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