after all
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We are, after all, talking about “productivity,” “nominal versus purchasing-power-parity GDP” and “prosperity gaps” here.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
These many months later, though, it seems that Charlie Kirk’s heaven isn’t going to be so crowded after all.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Ferrell gelled with each of them and everybody else, doing the Will Ferrell thing, which still works tremendously well after all these years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
"When someone comes in and spends £70 on fuel, people think we're making £70, but after all the costs... it's nothing," she said.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Yeah, after all the years of teasing about my imagination, I’d been saving that line for this very moment.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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