postmortem
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The researchers examined postmortem samples from the prefrontal cortex, an area at the front of the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the repeal of the proposed legislation, this academic postmortem, published in the monthly peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs, speculated that the MCCA’s failure was, indeed, partly due to financial reasons.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
So every year, we come in and we sort of have to gut-check ourselves and do a postmortem on the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In some cases, however, it has permitted a physician on behalf of the family to attend the autopsy and provide a postmortem report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It sounds macabre, but when Mother realized that after she’s dead, she won’t be able to tell me what to wear anymore, she came up with this ingenious postmortem system.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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