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afterward

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


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Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy joined him to play piano during “The Story of OJ” and “Dead Presidents II”; he beamed as she walked offstage afterward — a moving vision of fatherly pride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

For more than a decade afterward, more clubs closed than opened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Russian leader said afterward that Moscow was ready in principle to rejoin talks with Ukraine and the United States to end the war.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

One friend would debut a play, naturally, and everyone would come back to my apartment afterward for cocktails and canapés on the fire escape.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Not right away, honey. You’ll probably feel a little sore for a few days afterward, but not while you’re here. Now,” she says, gesturing with the mold, “open up.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day


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