postmortem

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Bowman has called an internal postmortem that Barr conducted inadequate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The cells were obtained from adult postmortem eye tissue.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

You’re doing a postmortem of the relationship, as any smart, thoughtful person would.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025

The postmortem report cited cardiorespiratory shock from electrical current at multiple sites as the cause of death, occurring 36 to 72 hours before the autopsy conducted on 1 May.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

The formal identification came last night, the postmortem is today.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins