aftermath
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“This is going to sound really woo-woo,” Knight said, but in the aftermath of the fire, she saw a “network of lights” that represented, for her, the hearts of the people in her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Curfews were imposed in several cities in the aftermath of the weekend rioting, and Macron said the government wanted a return to calm.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Credit-default swaps proliferated in the lead-up to the 2008 global financial crisis, then shrank in its aftermath and have since staged a comeback.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
In the aftermath, it was widely noted how French landmarks had already come to depend on foreign and domestic philanthropy for maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
In the public’s view, Lincoln's killing had been a rare event, perpetrated by Confederates enraged about the South's defeat in the Civil War and fearful of Lincoln's actions in the aftermath.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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