afterwards

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Shortly afterwards, he received a call informing him they had already been scattered in the Garden of Remembrance "because they believed that was the instruction from the funeral director".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In a statement released shortly afterwards on the Facebook page of a local politician, the victim's family appealed for calm.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Summoned afterwards by CBS president Tom Cibrowski, Mr. Pelley expected he was “going to have a long conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Not long afterwards, the pair began hearing from Beatles fans far and wide.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

This he afterwards explained by saying that to a boyar the pride of his house and name is his own pride, that their glory is his glory, that their fate is his fate.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker