after all
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Leaders of Western democracies mostly strive to project humility, relatability, and an aversion to corruption; the government is multibranched and by the people, after all.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
No bear market or economic downturn came close to the awfulness of the Great Crash and the Depression, after all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The senior Pulte, after all, had for decades worked ecumenically with a wide variety of people.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
He had a dream to take the boat back to the Netherlands and show them it was still going after all these years, and that is what inspired the present voyage.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He hadn’t forgotten about that cure after all.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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