afterwards

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He was quickly criticised afterwards for failing to speak French in it and was summoned to Ottawa by Canada's parliamentary committee on Official Languages to "explain himself" before MPs.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Did you know Bay City Rollers guys when you wrote that… or afterwards?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Armed police arrived shortly afterwards and Farooq was arrested.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He arrives at this 88% figure through rigorous back-testing that suggests there’s a high probability of positive returns afterwards.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Every time, too, there was apt to be pie afterwards.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen