terminally ill
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In the U.S., employees can take up to nine weeks of leave annually to care for immediate family members who are critically or terminally ill.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Rubio spoke about aiding the homeless, terminally ill and those afflicted by leprosy," Sister Marie Juan of Missionaries of Charity told reporters after his hour-and-a-half-long visit.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Argamani’s father, Yacov Argamani, said his only wish was for his daughter to be freed by Hamas in time to see her terminally ill mother one more time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In Florida, a viral video shows a woman, overwhelmed with emotion, pleading with an immigration judge to free her terminally ill father from ICE detention.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
He was happy, relaxed, self-assured, pleased as punch, like someone who had been terminally ill and, when all seemed lost, had been cured by some wonder drug and was now ready to conquer the world.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
