suspended animation
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‘The Matrix films were based on the idea that machine-addicted humans would put their bodies in suspended animation.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The crew, who are near the end of a 65-year mission — suspended animation keeps them young and pretty — are transporting an extraterrestrial bestiary back to Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
Even where trees don't drop their leaves and the earth doesn't sleep under a blanket of snow, subtle changes may indicate a slowing, a retreat, a sense of suspended animation.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025
To survive the annual dry season, the fish's embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or "diapause" for approximately 8 months.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
When my father discovered my colony of frozen slugs in the basement freezer, I chose not to explain my complex theories of suspended animation.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
