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Recent Examples of coma Moroccan French actress Nadia Farès, who last week was found unconscious in a swimming pool and has been in a coma ever since, died yesterday at the age of 57. —
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2026 Gould spent the next two days in a coma in the intensive care unit, on a ventilator. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 By studying the colors of 3I/ATLAS' coma, the bubble of gas that surrounds comets regardless of their origins, Shinnaka and colleagues estimated the ratio of carbon dioxide to water around the interstellar invader. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026 She was seriously injured in the crash and fell into a coma, that story said, and died three months later. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coma
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2026 Gould spent the next two days in a coma in the intensive care unit, on a ventilator. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 By studying the colors of 3I/ATLAS' coma, the bubble of gas that surrounds comets regardless of their origins, Shinnaka and colleagues estimated the ratio of carbon dioxide to water around the interstellar invader. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026 She was seriously injured in the crash and fell into a coma, that story said, and died three months later. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coma
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The unseasonably warm weather in Denver early this year lured irises, daffodils and other perennial flowers out of their winter slumber weeks early.— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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And inside the actual pillow, there are only those air sacs, which inflate and deflate to slightly change pressure points throughout the night – silently and without disturbing your slumber, or anyone else's.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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The late-season blooms offer food as pollinators prepare for winter hibernation.— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Bear activity tends to increase in the spring and summer months as the animals emerge from hibernation and search for food, often bringing them closer to hiking trails, campsites and roadways.— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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For the remaining time, they are expected to stay on call, often without rest, ready to care for vulnerable New Yorkers.— Christopher Marte, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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This means rest could be misclassified as sleep in some cases.— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Despite having a decent layer of memory foam, the AS3 doesn’t retain much heat, making for a cooler sleep.— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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The minibar is one of the room’s better surprises, stocked with local snacks and small-batch bottles (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) that feel more corner-boutique than cookie-cutter hotel, plus thoughtful extras like a Sleep & Recover kit complete with sleep gummies, focus mints, and eye gels.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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That imagery in general is like the classic hypnosis spiral.— Danny Klein, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
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Sexy, blasé dancefloor hypnosis has clearly worked for Fcukers.— Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
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In theory, to safely come back from induced hibernation, or even cryosleep, the body and mind would likely need hours or days to reverse the changes induced by torpor.— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026
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This period of dormancy is referred to as torpor, as bears reduce activity and stay largely inside their warm dens.— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where usually 20% of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas supplies would pass through, has virtually come to a standstill since the war began.— Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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But traffic came to a standstill Sunday, after attacks on commercial ships demonstrated that the security situation remains dangerous.— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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