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following

[fol-oh-ing] / ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ /




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He scaled down other exercises the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

She looks up, eyes following every square inch of the structure until the point where it juts past the clouds and into the dark atmosphere above, beyond where she can see.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

"We are pleased that the United States Supreme Court has declined again to hear this case," Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement following the decision.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest ever black professor in 2023, was found dead Friday aged 41, following multiple plagiarism accusations.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The following evening, the three doctors met the two sisters for a series of examinations.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

As well as putting out videos on his own accounts on X and TikTok, he has sought to broaden his audience by appearing on entertainment channels run by creators with large followings.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Influencers with large followings can still wield power as brand ambassadors, much like traditional entertainment celebrities do.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Creators can build large followings very inexpensively, he said, and their stories arrive further developed — which expedites the development and discovery process.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

"Some of them have huge followings, some have tiny followings, but it's interesting to me," he says.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

The different Nationalist groups, the “Buy Black!” forces, and others like that; dozens of their step- ladder orators were trying to increase their followings.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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