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In the black-and-white photo, Porter, who died of lobar pneumonia in 2018, could be seen holding up one twin and kissing her, while the other was sound asleep on her shoulder.—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 Brown entered the pre-arrest Diddy rumor mill in October with an Instagram post that threw the death of Porter, in 2018 from lobar pneumonia, into question and effectively threw the tragedy into the swirl of questions circulating about Combs.—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025 Porter died in 2018, with the official cause of death being determined as lobar pneumonia.—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024 Her cause of death was officially listed as a natural death attributed to lobar pneumonia.—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024 In 2018, Porter died at age 47 from lobar pneumonia.—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024 Porter died of lobar pneumonia in 2018, and Stewart died by suicide in 2008, per Variety.
Combs and Porter first connected in 1994 and dated on and off until 2007.—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024 After her relationship with Brown, Porter went on to date Combs on and off until her 2018 death from lobar pneumonia.—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024 Porter died in 2018 and a coroner later determined her cause of death was lobar pneumonia.—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Etymology
borrowed from New Latin lobāris, from Late Latin lobuslobe + Latin -āris-ar
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