unconsciousness
Britishnoun
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According to a peer-reviewed study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, Waymo recorded 85 percent fewer crashes likely to cause serious injuries—like broken bones, unconsciousness, or skull fractures—compared to human drivers.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
“Are you happy with your life,” Jason 2 asks Jason 1 as he sends him into unconsciousness, “or have you ever wondered what else you could have been?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024
My session is tailored around cardiac arrest—the most likely culprit for unconsciousness because of my age and lack of other ailments; other patients might receive more specific disease planning or medical advice.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2024
The state maintains that nitrogen gas execution will cause unconsciousness quickly but it has not presented any plausible evidence.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024
He's fighting it, probably more for me than for him, and it's hard because unconsciousness would be its own form of escape.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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