post mortem
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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
Her last album, The Tortured Poets Department, was an emotional purge - a stunned post mortem of two bitter, messy break-ups.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
She added that a full post mortem would be carried out but the results would not be known for a few days.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
It was clear that any research would be in the nature of a post mortem.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
