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afterward

[af-ter-werd, ahf-] / ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /


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In April 2025, she formed a lobbying firm called Varidon Strategies and began registering in states almost immediately afterward, according to records.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Redick ultimately responded by benching Vanderbilt the rest of the game and then not-so-subtly ripping him afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Scores increased from an average of 2.37 before the retreat to 3.02 afterward.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Where AI proved more useful was in suggesting a better way of approaching the task: Instead of thinking of 10 individual words, think of 10 very different categories, and then fill in the words afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Aleksandr Gridnev was never brought to trial, but throughout the war and for years afterward he had to worry that he might be.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein