aftermath
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But, as Reid pointed out, three of these previous occasions took place in the aftermath of a recession, as the stock market was just bouncing back.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Rosenthal, 69, co-founded the Tribeca Festival alongside Robert De Niro in 2002, in the aftermath of 9/11, as a way to revitalize downtown Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Video captured by OnSceneTV in the aftermath of the incident showed sheriff’s deputies speaking to a man wearing a Skydive Perris T-shirt next to a field of dry brush cordoned off with police tape.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
But if pickles are the star, pickle juice is usually treated like the aftermath.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Around them people gasped and hurried away, but not so far away that they couldn’t watch the aftermath.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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