afterthought
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His hometown of about 40,000 residents — Orange County’s second-poorest and most ethnically diverse city — has long been a regional afterthought, the type of community that makes the news only when a tragedy happens.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
As a result, gaming hardware is skyrocketing in price, and gamers feel like an afterthought.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Senior U.S. officials insist the crisis in the strait and Tehran’s refusal to make nuclear concessions will prove an afterthought once Trump and Xi step into the Great Hall for trade talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
As an afterthought, she said, “It ain’t a shameful thing to need help, you know.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing afterthought
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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I Can Make This Promise
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