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afterward

[af-ter-werd, ahf-] / ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /


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The prospect of a hard fall afterward may not even come to mind because, hey, at least you tried.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Now, from reserving a tee time to maintaining fairways and greens to enjoying a beverage afterward, the whole game is being upended by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

We kissed, and with it came a memory: Freshman year of college, orientation week or shortly afterward, I was at a football party with the girl who would soon be my sorority big.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In April 2025, she formed a lobbying firm called Varidon Strategies and began registering in states almost immediately afterward, according to records.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

That was how she put it in her diary, and how she thought of it ever afterward.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield