aftermath
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His parents, in the aftermath, said that he was caught up in a web of online hate, and the tragic events came after repeated voluntary trips to rehabilitation treatment centers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The BBC saw medical bags, a discarded police hat and a black e-scooter strewn across the road outside the palace's gates in the aftermath of the crash on Friday.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Xi and Putin -- who have met dozens of times over the past decade -- were keen to showcase their unshakeable relations in the aftermath of Trump's visit to Beijing.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Jin’s path to the pulpit was forged in the aftermath of a different crackdown: Tiananmen Square.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In the living room, she took in the aftermath of the previous night’s Eid visits: the overturned cups, the half-chewed pumpkin seeds stashed between mattresses, the plates crusted with the outline of last night’s meal.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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