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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

However, a final autopsy report determined that there was no link between the fight and the subsequent brain bleed, instead citing injuries Shaylee suffered after falling down some stairs days after the fight took place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

ProPublica also analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and examined hundreds of pages of medical and autopsy records.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The government sought to exhume Dossett’s body for a more-thorough autopsy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Two doctors, the brothers James and David Shoun, who cared for Mollie’s family, had been summoned to perform an autopsy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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