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follow

[fol-oh] / ˈfɒl oʊ /




VERB
add as a contact on social media
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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While Micron’s earnings report doesn’t align with the usual calendar schedule that other companies follow, FactSet considers the company’s results to be part of the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Many of the measures follow a framework established by an August settlement struck between social media rival Meta and 52 state Attorneys General.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Her three siblings have already emigrated, and she is considering shutting down her small delicatessen to follow them abroad.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In audio from a 2023 event, Tebow encouraged people who had signed up for additional classes to follow through with the commitment.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

I follow her lead, forcing myself to not look at the cop car and follow her inside.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

This follows the surprising discoveries of enigmatic eukaryotes that can thrive in conditions without oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The announcement follows an intense couple of years for the stand-up comedian-turned-Fox favorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Fury's claim the bout could be off follows his post on social media earlier this month suggesting that Joshua, 36, was backing out of the fight, before calling for a third match-up with Oleksandr Usyk.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Courts must be able to test whether the claimed threat is genuine and supported by the facts before giving the government the deference that follows.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

A short silence follows as we all dive into our meals.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

To his supporters, Vucic represents stability, development and patriotism in a country long overshadowed by the bloody wars of the 1990s and the international isolation that followed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The shakeup followed an investigation into allegedly threatening and harassing calls received by Katie Miller, a conservative podcaster married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The burial patterns showed that boys and girls often followed the same cemetery customs as adult men and women.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The charity said strong butterfly numbers were "likely" down to favourable conditions for caterpillars in spring, followed by the hot, sunny weather enjoyed by adult butterflies during the summer months.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

I followed her down gleaming corridors in a kind of happy dream.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

After several years of development and testing in Texas, SpaceX began flying the rocket in its full configuration in 2023, deliberately following suborbital trajectories, which are safer and less challenging.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

"The investigation was initiated following multiple reports of theft and fraud involving patients and staff members within healthcare facilities," police said in a statement to BBC News.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“There is no clear master strategy that we are following in order to put an end for this, and that’s basically what we are missing today.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The following year, the Bridge fire forced the town’s evacuation and burned 13 homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

They had so many kids following along behind them they looked like a covey of quails.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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