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  • present participle of follow.
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following

[fol-oh-ing] / ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ /




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Yields, which rise when bond prices fall, took a sharper leg up following concerns about a potential escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

A new Amazon Prime documentary series following Guardiola's final two years at the club captures the manager addressing his team just days after the defender's departure.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But recently, following a drop in delivery volume and disagreements over how to best utilize the robots, Uber sold all of its stake in Serve.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

For those closely following markets this year, the figure probably doesn’t come as a surprise.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

But for now I wondered if the destiny I was following was connected to my real name or only the bit of the name I knew.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

"Athletes have been taking to social media and using it ambitiously to cultivate followings, to strike brand deals, to make money, to leverage their popularity."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Creators can build large followings very inexpensively, he said, and their stories arrive further developed — which expedites the development and discovery process.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

They are then motivated to use their high-profile status and large social-media followings to promote companies receiving Champ’s backing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 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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