near-death experience
noun
: an occurrence in which a person comes very close to dying and has memories of a spiritual experience (such as meeting dead friends and family members or seeing a white light) during the time when death was near
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This gripping tale by immerses readers in a vivid Maya underworld through the eyes of Antonio Esteban, who recounts his near-death experience in 1920s Guatemala.
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Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
In best-selling British romance writer Talia Hibbert’s delightful 2019 novel, Get a Life, Chloe Brown, a near-death experience encourages the titular character, a chronically ill, prickly computer nerd, to live her life to the fullest.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Sean Kanan didn't let a near-death experience while shooting The Karate Kid Part III stop him from playing bad boy Mike Barnes in the '80s.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 July 2024
Columbia’s president resigns, Instagram failed to take down hateful comments against female U.S. politicians, and a VC’s near-death experience reinforced her passion for women’s health.
– Life or death.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
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Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
In best-selling British romance writer Talia Hibbert’s delightful 2019 novel, Get a Life, Chloe Brown, a near-death experience encourages the titular character, a chronically ill, prickly computer nerd, to live her life to the fullest.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Sean Kanan didn't let a near-death experience while shooting The Karate Kid Part III stop him from playing bad boy Mike Barnes in the '80s.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 July 2024
Columbia’s president resigns, Instagram failed to take down hateful comments against female U.S. politicians, and a VC’s near-death experience reinforced her passion for women’s health.
– Life or death.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
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