- present participle of follow.
following
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AFP this week spent several hours following Piker's live program on Twitch, where he streams daily to three million followers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Exports likely grew 60.5% from a year earlier in August, following a revised 63.0% gain in July, iM Securities estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
J. Cole’s concert in Sacramento was canceled Thursday, following the death of a crew member.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Organisers said that the event had been "paused" following a "serious incident" and that no further programming would take place on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
I nod, understanding by the earnest look in his eye that he’s very serious, and that me following through on my plans to apply to Sunridge is, for some reason, important to him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In the same way that regional brands like Shake Shack and In-N-Out have maintained cult followings for their novelty, Cane’s has no doubt benefited from the same kind of rarefied air.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
As well as putting out videos on his own accounts on X and TikTok, he has sought to broaden his audience by appearing on entertainment channels run by creators with large followings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Still, brands continue to inspire devoted followings from tech evangelists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The different Nationalist groups, the “Buy Black!” forces, and others like that; dozens of their step- ladder orators were trying to increase their followings.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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