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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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ProPublica also analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and examined hundreds of pages of medical and autopsy records.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

"We are swimming in uncharted waters," analysts Amy Walters and Matthew Klein wrote in an autopsy of the ruling for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Nov. 21: Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner received a court order to seal autopsy results and any documentation in Celeste’s death at the request of a Los Angeles police detective.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Strickland insisted on a toxicology report to go along with the autopsy, he told Boyd, “just to cover you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

At the time of the autopsy, McCandless’s remains weighed sixty-seven pounds.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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