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afterward

[af-ter-werd, ahf-] / ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /


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What grows back afterward is often shrubland, not forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But in a post on X afterward, he called the story “fake news on steroids.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Papic is worried about what happens months or a year afterward.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

In Los Angeles, for example, the earliest sunrise occurs before the solstice, while the latest sunset takes place afterward.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Shortly afterward, they rolled back in, leaving bales of hay strewn across the stubbly fields.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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