in the wake of
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Wholesale oil and gas prices have risen in the wake of the war in Iran.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices spiked in the wake of the exchanges, with Brent Crude rising 5% to hit $98 a barrel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
MPs are now urging the government to set out a timeline for legislation to make training and background checks compulsory, in the wake of a BBC investigation.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The May 10 Substack essay that began circulating in the wake of her Instagram post did nothing to dispel that eventuality.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
In what had been organized labor’s first test of how much power it would yield in the wake of World War I, it had come up woefully short.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
