aftermath
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Erickson’s friend and former baseball player Royce Clayton said that, in the aftermath, Erickson called him and said he was watching Grossman being detained and “they were traveling at a high rate of speed.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Today, institutions across Europe continue to grapple with the aftermath of that system.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
In the aftermath of that memorable conflict there was much speculation as to what the future held.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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