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aftermath

[af-ter-math, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌmæθ, ˈɑf- /


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"The real damage was done by missiles, especially in Kyiv," Sergii Beskrestnov an advisor to the defence minister said in the aftermath of the attack.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Faced with a painful, often traumatic history of policies that have targeted generations of Aboriginal communities and their children, navigating the aftermath of this tragedy is fraught with sensitivities.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

On “Never Be the Same,” Thompson confronts his resistance to change, whether it be during a relationship or in its aftermath.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

He has written extensively about two fatal crashes of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets in 2018 and 2019 and their aftermath.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And Mark wanted to wake up, wanted to leave it behind again instead of reliving the aftermath of what he’d witnessed and the craziness that followed.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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