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afterlife

[af-ter-lahyf, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌlaɪf, ˈɑf- /


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An expansive exhibition focuses on the Japanese warriors—from their rise as masters of warfare to their domestication as part of the civil service and landed gentry—as well as their long cultural afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Mr. Bird has history he’d like to forget, but, as Mr. O’Brien notes, he gave so many others memories they’ll always remember, spawning “an afterlife for Indiana State’s one shining moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"People tell chatbots about their medical fears, their relationship problems, their beliefs about God and the afterlife," she wrote.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Other times, such as the surreal world of the donkey afterlife, I thought of the colorfully unpredictable universe of the music-focused game “The Artful Escape,” a quest for personal identity and self-actualization.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

And so he set into “Shall We Gather at the River?” as the most peaceful hymn he knew, even if it was about the afterlife.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt