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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

“It does appear to me that the focus of the autopsy is more tactical than it is substantive in terms of what voters were talking about, and what voters wanted,” Gavito said.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

At the Executive Mansion, the soldiers carried the president’s body in its temporary coffin to the second floor for an autopsy.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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