vegetative
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Running across 63 episodes, the show tells the tale of a billionaire who falls into a vegetative state after a mysterious car accident.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
In its vegetative state, the plot quickly becomes inert and frustrating, spinning its wheels in ways you never thought wheels could spin.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
Multiple doctors deemed him to be in an extreme vegetative state, meaning that he did not have the typical brain function to exhibit mood or affect, cognitive functioning, executive functioning, language, or memory.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
“Alani continues to suffer from profound and life-altering consequences due to the injuries she sustained. She remains paralyzed and in a vegetative state,” prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
Within its vegetative rods there are formed, along with spores, peculiar crystals composed of a protein substance highly toxic to certain insects, especially to the larvae of the mothlike lepidopteras.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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