post mortem
Example Sentences
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The four bodies found earlier this week are expected to be repatriated to Italy on Saturday and post mortem examinations will take place in the coming days.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
A post mortem examination found Lois died from a sudden and severe lack of oxygen to her vital organs, likely caused by breathing in her first stool, and the onset of bacterial infection.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
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
