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later

[lei-ter] / ˈlɛɪ tər /




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A decline that sent the index to the brink of bear-market territory began a couple of weeks later.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Bass suggested Caruso had bought the endorsement but later apologized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

These many months later, though, it seems that Charlie Kirk’s heaven isn’t going to be so crowded after all.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

A drone hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus in March this year causing "minimal damage", authorities said, while two more drones were intercepted days later.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“They’re the finest clockmen anywhere,” he told me later, “these wandering clocksmiths. There’s not a repair job they haven’t handled with just the tools in their sack.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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