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In 1862, while the Civil War rages on, Willie Lincoln, the son of president Abraham Lincoln, is on his deathbed in the White House.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
And there’s gossip as well: Plato had been said to enjoy the music played to him on his deathbed, but the scrolls say otherwise.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Jang-ho admits all of this to his daughter-in-law and the psychopathic Sa-eon’s mother, Shim Kyu-jin (Chu Sang-mi), on his deathbed.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
His name was initially cleared but police returned their focus on him after his stepsister contacted authorities in 2008, telling them their mother allegedly implicated her son on her own deathbed.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
And there’s gossip as well: Plato had been said to enjoy the music played to him on his deathbed, but the scrolls say otherwise.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Jang-ho admits all of this to his daughter-in-law and the psychopathic Sa-eon’s mother, Shim Kyu-jin (Chu Sang-mi), on his deathbed.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
His name was initially cleared but police returned their focus on him after his stepsister contacted authorities in 2008, telling them their mother allegedly implicated her son on her own deathbed.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Deathbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deathbed. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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