afterwards

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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

An told the podcast that she found the alleged encounter "scary", adding that West did not speak to her before, during or afterwards.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen