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afterward

[af-ter-werd, ahf-] / ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /


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And I’m happy to say that this particular manager was one of my professional references for years afterward.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

A protest at Collins’ Biddeford office ensued not long afterward.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

He did not speak with reporters afterward, other than to say he thought he played great and that he was going to hit balls on the driving range.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The Fitzwilliam Museum’s moving “War Craft” exhibition memorializes a unique popular art, rough-hewn from found objects and made by men killing time in the field or, afterward, as souvenirs of survival.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“Nothing but the Sky God,” I translate immediately, and sign to Autumn afterward.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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