aftermath
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In March, flights and passenger train services between Beijing and Pyongyang resumed after a six-year hiatus due to pandemic-era border closures and their aftermath.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The lead-up to the attacks and the aftermath were scrutinised during a 14-week public inquiry, which concluded on Friday.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Streeting and a handful of junior ministers quit the government in the aftermath, while Burnham, regarded as the frontrunner in any future leadership contest, set his sights on returning to Westminster in the Makerfield by-election.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The destruction in Koreatown and the experience of watching Korean American business owners struggle in its aftermath helped shape her later work in community advocacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In the public’s view, Lincoln's killing had been a rare event, perpetrated by Confederates enraged about the South's defeat in the Civil War and fearful of Lincoln's actions in the aftermath.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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