post mortem
Example Sentences
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The deaths are being treated as unexplained and a post mortem examination will take place in due course."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
However, it said earlier that work was under way for a solution that would allow for both "a post mortem examination and for valuable scientific samples to be secured for research purposes".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The opening of an inquest into her death at Gwent Coroner's Court heard a post mortem examination had given the provisional cause of death as one of multiple injuries.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
In the post mortem of the Great Depression: there will always be someone like economist Roger Babson who will be able to say, “I told you so.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
It was clear that any research would be in the nature of a post mortem.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
