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after

[af-ter, ahf-] / ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- /


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After multiple attempts to order Lowe to pull down the building, the council took her to court after she failed to comply with the demolition order.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Palau-flagged MT Settebello came under attack on Wednesday after the US military accused it of not complying "with directions from American forces".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"You can't even sleep in case you fall in," he recalled, now in Tenerife after finally reaching the Canary Islands late last year in search of a "better life".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Patrick Mahomes is set to become the first NFL player to have a contract worth more than $500m after agreeing a new deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I look at the time; it’s just after nine.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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