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after

[af-ter, ahf-] / ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- /


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That came days after the airline withdrew from the capital the last of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners—each valued at more than $130 million—after it was grounded following light damage from a missile strike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Born on Sept. 15, 1942, in Ashland, Ky., Adams joined NPR in the mid-1970s after working various jobs including as a DJ and in construction in and around his hometown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

He walked over to Disneyland to film the storm, and soon after, experienced “the biggest California raindrops I’ve ever seen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Bristol-based promoter Unkle Mykel's journey into events began in his own back garden after he moved to Bristol in 2017.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Due to their strained relationship, Dad never liked that he was named after his father.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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