post mortem
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The deaths are being treated as unexplained and a post mortem examination will take place in due course."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Greta Otteson and Arno Quinton were found dead in the villa they lived in on Boxing Day 2024, with post mortem examinations revealing they died from acute methanol poisoning.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
In the post mortem of the Great Depression: there will always be someone like economist Roger Babson who will be able to say, “I told you so.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
Officers said post mortem examinations would take place in due course and the deaths were being treated as unexplained.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
It was clear that any research would be in the nature of a post mortem.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
