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aftershock

noun as in aftereffect

noun as in quake

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For the second series, Jenny is going deeper into the unintended consequences - the aftershocks - set in motion when people link up to the enormous global DNA database.

From BBC

Those aftershocks keep showing up in the space.

From Salon

The aftershock is probably more memorable than the piece.

From Salon

They may have been feeling the first aftershock — a magnitude 4.5 that occurred less than a minute after the magnitude 5.2 quake.

And thirdly, the economy has also felt the aftershocks of a security crisis, with rampant kidnappings and attacks across the country, affecting supply chains and driving up costs.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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