afterthought
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It says the care sector appeared to be "something of an afterthought".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
They weren’t an afterthought; their interests were not considered at all.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
"If we want global biodiversity targets to mean something, tropical insects cannot remain an afterthought," Dr. Chowdhury said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Clytemnestra’s revenge, an afterthought in this hero’s journey, is central to Greek drama and classical art as an example of unequal justice.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
As an afterthought he threw in the remains of the twenty-dollar bill.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
So these are not just sort of weird random afterthoughts or vestiges.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The sport was so closely woven into the fabric of Nordic culture that U.S. skiers knew they started every race as mere afterthoughts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The viewer’s in for an unexpected twist, too, seeing as all of these characters but Rachel will soon be afterthoughts, tossed aside to maintain a constant laser focus on Marty’s hijinks.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
Following his death, some wondered if he had wound up in a rough-and-tumble league where skill and technique are afterthoughts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
He ate hot eggs, warm bread, reveled in steaming tea, although the water from which the tea was made left an aftertaste in the mouth, afterthoughts in the brain: from what nearby bam?
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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