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posthumous

[pos-chuh-muhs, -choo-] / ˈpɒs tʃə məs, -tʃʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
after death
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That material and the five other previously unheard tunes, as well as demos and remastered songs, form part of a new, posthumous album called The Shel Talmy Recordings.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Reiner, who died last December, received a posthumous Emmy last week for his guest appearance in The Bear.

From BBC Sep. 15, 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

Rob Reiner has won a posthumous Emmy for his appearance in Season 4 of “The Bear.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 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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