afterwards

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Even the very sharp rally it engineered in August 2024 only lasted a few weeks, and its task was made easier by the Federal Reserve’s decision to start cutting rates not long afterwards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

"It's tough work... the hardest part is carrying the seaweed back. It's very heavy and your shoulders ache afterwards."

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Shortly afterwards, with a little more difficulty, the third sister emerges, sobbing and covered in dust from head to toe.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"I'm worried about next year... We know from history that once you've mobilised those groups, you can't always control them afterwards," said Lynch.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

I'd meet someone, conversation would flow, they'd come calling, but pretty soon afterwards, just as my heart was beginning to throw out little tendrils of attachment, they'd leave.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez