posthumous
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The song, recorded before Parton's death on 25 August, is her second posthumous single.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
One young fan mused, “Is Nixon pulling off the greatest posthumous political comeback in history?”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Other highlights from the Emmy pre-ceremonies were a posthumous award for Rob Reiner for best guest actor in a comedy for "The Bear," and seven prizes for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Such posthumous recognition was also in store for the late portraitist Aguilar, who, between the 1980s and 1990s, pushed the boundaries for Chicana lesbians and other queer communities of color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
This argument was much more robust than the mind/matter distinction, and came under systematic attack only in Hume’s posthumous Dialogues.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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