rigor mortis
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“This implies they were put there before rigor mortis set in or after it had passed.”
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
Berry nails every lyrical note of domestic rigor mortis in “Every Day a Little Death.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
Paramedics told investigators the man had rigor mortis, meaning he had been dead for hours, undercutting the staff’s contention they monitored patients closely.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022
In the hours after death, bodies go through a process called rigor mortis where muscles contract and stiffen.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2022
“How do you feel, hand?” he asked the cramped hand that was almost as stiff as rigor mortis.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
