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later

[lei-ter] / ˈlɛɪ tər /




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When he said a few days later that he would accept them, but only if he won, most people assumed he was joking.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Judge Wright said she would allow for more time to apprehend Muhamadi, with a view to sentencing him at a later date.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic are expected to come later this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Now rate cuts are on hold, and as the rise in wholesale prices show, there’s still plenty of inflation in the guts of the economy that’s likely to show up later in the year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

An hour later, Clark Air Base in Pampanga, an American military base on the northern shore of Manila Bay, is bombed.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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