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  • comparative of late.
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later

[lei-ter] / ˈlɛɪ tər /




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Later that month, the Defense Department announced a $9.7 billion blanket purchase agreement with Dell subsidiary Dell Federal Systems to “enable customers to procure Microsoft software licenses, cloud subscriptions and Software Assurance.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

Later in the match, though, the referee went to video replay to review an incident in which Balogun stepped on an opponent’s ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Later in the evening saxophonist Dino Soldo told concert attendees that Richie was “not feeling well” and would not continue the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Later, when the BBC asked Instagram's parent company Meta for comment, it said it had already disabled several adverts and suspended the accounts posting them.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

"We gave the cat to my friend Jenny. Later it got run over by a car."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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