postmortem
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Within an hour, I conjured a performance review, a project postmortem and a meal plan engineered to satisfy a picky toddler and use up every veggie in my fridge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Martha Smith-Higgins, prosecuting, said a postmortem revealed he suffered a hypnoxic brain injury, meaning a lack of oxygen to the brain, as well as a cardiac arrest and bleeding on the brain.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“I destroyed your live production database containing real business data during an active code freeze,” the agent said in a postmortem conversation with the developer.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
"In postmortem cortex from neuropathologically confirmed CTE cases with a history of repetitive brain injury, the researchers found evidence of disrupted fatty acid balance and broad transcriptional changes affecting vascular and metabolic pathways," Albayram said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
The postmortem was not performed with modern precision, and it was controversial even at the time.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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