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aftermath

noun as in situation following an event, occurrence

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Newcastle's failure to build on Murphy's opener could have proved costly, but Howe had the luxury of being able to turn to a stacked bench in the immediate aftermath of Sasa Lukic's equaliser.

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The aftermath of the recession is when overall student debt first topped $1 trillion.

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For more than two centuries, the United States has treated Latin America as its personal piñata, bashing it silly for goods and not caring about the ugly aftermath.

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The inquiry has been dealing with how police dealt with the aftermath and whether race was a factor.

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In the aftermath of the attack, Greater Manchester Resilience Hub was set up to offer young people help and support to come to terms with what happened.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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