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afterlife

[af-ter-lahyf, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌlaɪf, ˈɑf- /


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A GoFundMe campaign was launched Friday by Young on behalf of Lueders’ “mother Wendy and girlfriend Taylor to help cover the costs of both afterlife & memorial services in Chicago.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

An expansive exhibition focuses on the Japanese warriors—from their rise as masters of warfare to their domestication as part of the civil service and landed gentry—as well as their long cultural afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Poor Sylvia Plath has found little rest in the afterlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

After she was murdered as a young woman, Jill was, in her words, “elevated” to the role of a comforter, whose task is to aid the dying in their transition to the afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

His skin was cold and clammy, his stomach kept heaving even though there was nothing left in there to come up, and he was pretty sure he could see the veil of the afterlife lifting.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon