afterward
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Broken bones and torn ligaments aside, what was particularly frustrating about my accident was what happened afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sanchez was arrested shortly afterward, but Easter fled the scene and wasn’t found until Wednesday, when he surrendered and was taken into custody, the CHP statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"It's a precise guide for the surgeon during the operation, and then a targeted clean-up treatment afterward."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Shortly afterward, Nvidia agreed to backstop a massive Ohio data center project by OpenAI that could leave the company on the hook for billions of dollars if plans to lease it fall through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But we hadn’t talked at all about what would happen afterward.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
