after
adverb, preposition, conjunction
when a particular time has passed, or when an event or action has ended
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After another event or time
following
adjective, preposition, pronoun
after something happens, or as a result of something that happens
ensuing
adjective
an ensuing period of time comes after the time or event that you have been talking about
in the course of time
after some time has passed
in time
after a fairly long period of time
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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