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afterlife

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


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Locals, for whom it is traditional to touch dead relatives to usher them into the afterlife, have chased off health teams sent to enforce no-contact funeral rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Like your friend, they will tell themselves that they will get around to it, but the afterlife can catch up to them first.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

"It could also reflect a further change in ritual practice, with an animal taking on the role of a psychopomp, a symbolic helper in the journey to the afterlife," added Molinero Polo.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

The deeper lesson, though, is that a constitutional right’s popular origins do not guarantee a democratic afterlife.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

I don’t even know if he believed in the afterlife or a literal Jesus or what.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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