in the wake of
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Many stores carry iterations of the same styles, and in the wake of fast fashion, buying vintage clothing is the easiest way to be sure that what you’re wearing is different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Voters weighed the nation’s security in the wake of President Trump saying he would like the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The admission comes in the wake of revelations about serious failures in the unit, as reported by the BBC last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The reason such strength constitutes a bubble warning is that investors have to be particularly exuberant in order to bid growth stocks higher in the wake of rising interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
I began by speaking about the increasing repressiveness of the government in the wake of the Defiance Campaign.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
