afterthought
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In 2013, the Women's World Cup was barely an afterthought.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
America needs policies that favor U.S. cattle and ranchers — instead of treating them as an afterthought.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
But in football, Florida’s marquee high-school sport, the TFA Royals were an afterthought with small players and a cupcake schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Claiming that Rubio is “just an earnestly funny person” and as an afterthought adding, “JD was spectacular.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
As an afterthought, she took the alethiometer from her pouch and hid it in the inmost pocket of the anorak before shoving that through too.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Those in-between spaces, so often treated as afterthoughts, became one of the emotional centers of his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Except the Patriots are hardly alone in their journey from early-season afterthoughts to division leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Following his death, some wondered if he had wound up in a rough-and-tumble league where skill and technique are afterthoughts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
The inclusion only continued from there, making it clear that these characters weren't just afterthoughts but carefully considered forethoughts.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2023
He ate hot eggs, warm bread, reveled in steaming tea, although the water from which the tea was made left an aftertaste in the mouth, afterthoughts in the brain: from what nearby bam?
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Vocabulary lists containing afterthought
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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I Can Make This Promise
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