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medical examiner
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Jennifer Riordan, the woman partially ejected from the plane, suffered blunt force trauma injuries, a medical examiner found. — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, "Southwest plane engine failure that caused an emergency landing complied with inspection recommendations," 3 May 2018 In a January special election upset, a local medical examiner, a Democrat, easily defeated a Republican state legislator for a State Senate seat held by Republicans for 17 years. — Stephanie Saul, New York Times, "The Fight for Wisconsin Is On as Outside Money Pours Into Senate Race," 23 Apr. 2018 One was Steven Hayne, a medical examiner formerly responsible for up to 80% of Mississippi’s annual autopsies; for a spell Mr Hayne performed over 1,500 a year, six times the professional standard. — The Economist, "A haunting chronicle of life after death row in Mississippi," 14 Apr. 2018 The body was taken to the medical examiner’s office. — Nicholas Bogel-burroughs, baltimoresun.com, "58-year-old Hanover man found dead in Maryland state park," 11 July 2018 An autopsy determined that Duncan, of the 500 block of North St. Louis Avenue in East Garfield Park, died of multiple injures from an assault and her death was ruled a homicide, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Woman found slain along river in Goose Island identified," 10 July 2018 Officials with the Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as Darihanne Torres of Chicago. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "13-Year-Old Who Drowned After Being Swept Away in Lake Michigan Was 'Loving' Daughter, Family Says," 9 July 2018 The medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy. — Josh Kovner, courant.com, "Girl, 16, Dies In Apparent Suicide At Children's Psychiatric Hospital In Middletown," 29 June 2018 The Cook County medical examiner’s office said Beasley suffered multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide. — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, "Markham man shot multiple times, killed in Hazel Crest: police," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'medical examiner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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