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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The sloppiness of the autopsy and its unfinished state are also notable.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The government sought to exhume Dossett’s body for a more-thorough autopsy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

“I—” “Can you read for the court the last sentence of paragraph four, page four, of the autopsy report you have in front of you?” said Nels Gudmundsson.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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