living will
noun
: a document in which the signer requests to be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by artificial means if disabled beyond a reasonable expectation of recovery compare advance directive
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The good news is inflation, which is the rate of increase of the cost of living will come down.
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CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
In the future, more natural living will also mean healthier living.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
All these wishes should be executed through a durable power of attorney form and what is sometimes called an advance health directive or living will.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2024
More than one-quarter of respondents, 26%, said inflation and cost of living will have the largest impact on their vote in November.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
In the future, more natural living will also mean healthier living.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
All these wishes should be executed through a durable power of attorney form and what is sometimes called an advance health directive or living will.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2024
More than one-quarter of respondents, 26%, said inflation and cost of living will have the largest impact on their vote in November.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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“Living will.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20will. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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