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afterwards

ADVERB
following
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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In a statement the trust said "the use of debt collection agencies is always a last resort," and some of those were historic overpayments being dealt with some time afterwards.

From BBC

Stunned, he held his head in his hands after his disastrous performance and said afterwards his failure was "definitely mental".

From Barron's

A burnt out vehicle matching the description of the getaway car was found in the nearby suburb of South Turramurra shortly afterwards.

From BBC

"It's hard, it's really hard, but you get the satisfaction afterwards from having participated."

From BBC

She was an amateur dancer before her diagnosis, and said she hoped to get back to it afterwards.

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