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coma

[koh-muh] / ˈkoʊ mə /


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Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Though we often think of anesthesia as putting us in a deep sleep, new research suggests it could actually be closer to being in a coma than previously thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Writers,” she said, “disturb the social oppression that functions like a coma on a population, a coma despots call ‘peace’.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Before foreign stocks emerged from their coma last year, calls to look abroad mostly fell on deaf ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

One user, CaptainOverpants, claimed to work in Mr. Griswold’s hospital and said that Mr. Griswold was still in a coma and had been secretly moved to hospice care because he was dying.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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