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The pope was literally on his deathbed in his Apostolic Palace apartment overlooking St. Peter’s Square, where tens of thousands had gathered in a mass vigil.
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Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Christian Spurling, who participated in the 1934 hoax, later revealed on his deathbed at age 93 that the famous pictures had indeed been staged.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
According to Rick's mother, who spoke on her deathbed, Jim killed Rick's do-gooding dad, whose body was never found.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Christian Spurling, who participated in the 1934 hoax, later revealed on his deathbed at age 93 that the famous pictures had indeed been staged.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
According to Rick's mother, who spoke on her deathbed, Jim killed Rick's do-gooding dad, whose body was never found.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Deathbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deathbed. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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deathbed
noun
death·bed
-ˌbed 
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
Medical Definition
deathbed
noun
death·bed
ˈdeth-ˌbed
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
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