after-the-fact
adjective
af·ter-the-fact
: occurring, done, or made after something has happened
after-the-fact approval
an after-the-fact review
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But Johnson and other Republicans have rejected that argument, saying the Ethics Committee’s jurisdiction over the Gaetz case ended with Gaetz’s resignation from the House, and releasing the report after-the-fact would set a bad precedent for a panel known for its bipartisan cooperation.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
The after-the-fact actions of Moore, Jim Harbaugh, Chris Partridge and others could give the NCAA more ammunition to go after Michigan, with tougher penalties for failing to cooperate with the investigation.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Although many pathology labs now make digital copies of glass slides for archival purposes or after-the-fact research projects, there are only a few early adopters, mostly in Europe, that scan them up front for diagnosis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
Woman of the Hour acknowledges in a postscript that survivors and other private citizens had reported Alcala to law enforcement for a decade, but this after-the-fact treatment almost downplays the sheer volume of his previous crimes.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
For example, an amicus brief from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year pointed to regulators’ sweeping rules and after-the-fact enforcement actions.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2024
For celebrities and the non-famous alike, followers and friends can react strongly, almost in an offended way, when a pregnancy or child is revealed after-the-fact.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Gain emphasizes that most retailers have not yet maximized the opportunity to successfully integrate between existing systems for real-time data sharing, resulting in significant after-the-fact labor-intensive searching for key information and video evidence.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Congress can also dissuade the president from launching unlawful strikes by empowering U.S. federal courts to review after-the-fact lawsuits brought on behalf of victims.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
The after-the-fact actions of Moore, Jim Harbaugh, Chris Partridge and others could give the NCAA more ammunition to go after Michigan, with tougher penalties for failing to cooperate with the investigation.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Although many pathology labs now make digital copies of glass slides for archival purposes or after-the-fact research projects, there are only a few early adopters, mostly in Europe, that scan them up front for diagnosis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
Woman of the Hour acknowledges in a postscript that survivors and other private citizens had reported Alcala to law enforcement for a decade, but this after-the-fact treatment almost downplays the sheer volume of his previous crimes.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
For example, an amicus brief from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year pointed to regulators’ sweeping rules and after-the-fact enforcement actions.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2024
For celebrities and the non-famous alike, followers and friends can react strongly, almost in an offended way, when a pregnancy or child is revealed after-the-fact.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Gain emphasizes that most retailers have not yet maximized the opportunity to successfully integrate between existing systems for real-time data sharing, resulting in significant after-the-fact labor-intensive searching for key information and video evidence.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Congress can also dissuade the president from launching unlawful strikes by empowering U.S. federal courts to review after-the-fact lawsuits brought on behalf of victims.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
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