posthumous
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Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Steve McMichael, a key member of the Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX champion team, had CTE, a posthumous study shows.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Kafka’s posthumous fortune owes principally to the evangelism of his friend, Max Brod, who refused the author’s dying request to destroy his papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The awards ceremony, hosted by TV presenter Steph McGovern at Grosvenor House, also saw Dame Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella commemorated with a special posthumous award.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
I confess I’m not impervious to the posthumous allure.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
I had heard such predictions all my life from Malcolm and all his posthumous followers who hollered that the Dreamers must reap what they sow.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing posthumous
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