thereupon

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Thereupon nuclear bluster permanently vanished from the U.S. presidential vocabulary, experts in diplomacy tell us, for reasons that boil down to a loss of credibility once Moscow could match the U.S. in nuclear firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Thereupon she called her brother to her, and that catechumen, and spoke to them, saying: Stand fast in the faith, and love you all one another; and be not offended because of our passion.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

“The legislature by concurrent resolution may terminate a state of disaster emergency at any time. Thereupon, the governor shall issue an executive order or proclamation ending the state of disaster emergency.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2020

"Thereupon, the Governor shall issue an executive order or proclamation ending the state of disaster emergency."

From Fox News • Jun. 10, 2020

Thereupon Father Nicanor rose six inches above the level of the ground.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez