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afterward

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


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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

The stock spent years in the wilderness afterward, falling to as low as $1.50 in July 2022 from a 2017 closing high of $99.61.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Her dad said afterward that acid reflux had made her vocal cords swell, necessitating the last-minute switch from live to Memorex.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead of discarding the samples afterward, he reused them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

“It’ll be too late to drive back to Efifi afterward, but we can stay at a hotel,” Dr. van Heerden said, trying to calm the nurse down.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer