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posthumous

[pos-chuh-muhs, -choo-] / ˈpɒs tʃə məs, -tʃʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
after death
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And where she can have only a posthumous reunion with the woman who was her “second mother”? It seems to have a lot to do with Sam and Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, has won the top prize at this year’s British Book Awards.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Ben Sasse: It turns out if you’re 54 people and you get a terminal diagnosis, they act like you’re 94 and you need posthumous awards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

That posthumous documentary followed the rehearsals for his London residency, which was canceled after he died, just 18 days before the first of 50 scheduled shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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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