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hospice

[hos-pis] / ˈhɒs pɪs /


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The number of hospice companies in Los Angeles County has increased by 1,500% since 2010, with 89 registered in a single building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The girls’ mother has been battling Stage 4 brain cancer and is in hospice with only a short time left to live.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Christopher North, who played keyboards as a founding member of the soft-rock group Ambrosia, died Monday in a hospice in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The hospice needs to raise £9m every year for a range of projects, including the ongoing refurbishment to create a new in-patient ward and Living Well area.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

That he’d be there, in that hospice thing—which I learned is special care for people who aren’t expected to live much longer—until he...isn’t anymore.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone