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afterward

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


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What grows back afterward is often shrubland, not forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But in a post on X afterward, he called the story “fake news on steroids.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

In Los Angeles, for example, the earliest sunrise occurs before the solstice, while the latest sunset takes place afterward.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Papic is worried about what happens months or a year afterward.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Hours after the wildfire had ignited, the worst was over, but for days afterward, wisps of smoke continued rising from the ashes.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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