after all
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She speculates that its harsh reception may have to some degree gratified its author who, after all, “did mean to write a savage, cruel, and gloomy novel.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Musk himself is unlikely to be seriously wounded by the outcome: this is not his first rodeo in courtroom dramas, and he is after all the world's richest man.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
This is a candidate who, after all, already has a Hulu development deal in the works documenting life after the Palisades fires.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
When the store decided not to open after all, people were sent home.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
But, after all these long months of silence, even I found it hard to insist that we still did.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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