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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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The committee’s chairman, Ken Martin, shared the postelection autopsy after coming under intense pressure from Democratic operatives, and apologized for how he handled its release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Twisha was cremated on Sunday after a second autopsy.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

During an MS NOW television interview in late April, Martin used head-spinning illogic to defend concealing the autopsy and denied he was “here to protect anyone.”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Somebody at St. Agnes Hospital had contacted them, and they had a copy of the autopsy report with them.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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