coroner

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Recent Examples of coroner The decedents ranged in age from 60 to 84 years old, according to a release from the coroner's office. Helen Graham, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026 Over two years later, Alison Longhorn, the area coroner for Devon, has released her conclusion surrounding the incident, calling it as an accidental death following an official inquest, according to the Daily Mail, the The Mirror and Birmingham Live. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026 The Will County coroner’s office pronounced both dead at the scene. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026 His name will be released by the county coroner’s office. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coroner
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Noun
  • Williams then threw Azari into the arm of a couch, causing the infant to bounce and perhaps hit his head on the wall, and causing what a pathologist concluded were injuries consistent with the profound brain bleeding and spinal column fracture the physician found in an autopsy.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to these injuries, the pathologist noted a fourth wound, described as a graze wound consistent with a firearm injury, but with no penetration.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Yerman said doctors used six staples to close a gash suffered during the attack.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • After three days of physical therapy and doctors’ advice, Vonn tried skiing on Tuesday.
    Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An emergency medicine physician was also deployed to the Milligan University campus to assist with on-site triage and coordination of care.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In both instances, the hospital officials cited a decrease in birth numbers and a shortage in physicians.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That's a remarkably wide release for a documentary — a film form which rarely exerts the same box office pull as fiction features — meaning Melania will be easier to see on the big screen than most docs.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Another doc that Campfire is making fits somewhere in the true-crime space, albeit in a financial sense.
    Peter White, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The county document is a running list that informs the public which deaths are under active investigation by the medical examiner's office and provides a case number for each death.
    Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • However, a medical examiner's report revealed that Leiti’s injuries were consistent with intentional blunt-force trauma to the head.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Mentor Fire Department medics transported both girls to TriPoint Medical Center for evaluation, where no injuries were reported.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • After being attended to by medics, Vonn was able to ski slowly down to the finish line but was clearly feeling discomfort.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Coroner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coroner. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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