afterwards

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The company previously owned the Savile Row building for eight years from 1968 and it served as the band's headquarters for two years prior to their 1970 break-up and for business purposes afterwards.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Shortly afterwards, they were transferred to a convoy of five ambulances and taken under police escort to the Bichat hospital in Paris, an AFP photographer saw.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

"For some people, it might be fairly soon afterwards, within a matter of days, if not hours. For others, it might take a little longer."

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The father of one of three 14-year-old boys involved in the incident said his son was "shaken" afterwards.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“Yes; he did not stay many minutes in the house: Missis was very high with him; she called him afterwards a ‘sneaking tradesman.’

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë