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later

[lei-ter] / ˈlɛɪ tər /




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Before he was hired by United, Kirby served as American’s president but was later pushed out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

A few days later the Rolling Stones played a free concert — their first in a country that once banned Western rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

While adult women still have about the same number of babies they used to, some are having them a little later in life than in the past.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Now, not even 25 years later, the United States Department of Agriculture was forecasting a pitiful 12 million boxes of oranges, the least in more than 100 years, the worst year since last.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Sooner or later we knew we were going to have to start hiding people here in the city.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom