dead on arrival
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dead on arrival (not comparable)
- (of a patient) Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.
- Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS) or the police.
- (slang) Of a new item: received broken.
- (slang) Being a failure from the start, a nonstarter.
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dead when arriving at hospital
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