one after another
idiom
1
: in a continuing series
The buses kept arriving, one after another.
One person after another walked out of the concert.
2
: each one in a continuing series
One after another of her friends got married and moved away.
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Aurora is typically seen in polar regions at around latitudes of 70 degrees north and south, but during extreme geomagnetic conditions— usually when CMEs arrive at Earth one after another, or in tandem — the auroral oval can bulge, with displays then seen as far as 40 degrees north and south.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
It is referred to as chain-of-thought reasoning due to the aim of having AI do each logical step, one after another, as though the steps are chained together in a reasoning fashion to solve a problem or answer a question.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
In the hours before the ban, major fan accounts run by Brazilians said their goodbyes, one after another.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
Aurora is typically seen in polar regions at around latitudes of 70 degrees north and south, but during extreme geomagnetic conditions—usually when CMEs arrive at Earth one after another, or in tandem—the auroral oval can bulge, with displays then seen as far as 40 degrees north and south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
It is referred to as chain-of-thought reasoning due to the aim of having AI do each logical step, one after another, as though the steps are chained together in a reasoning fashion to solve a problem or answer a question.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
In the hours before the ban, major fan accounts run by Brazilians said their goodbyes, one after another.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
Aurora is typically seen in polar regions at around latitudes of 70 degrees north and south, but during extreme geomagnetic conditions—usually when CMEs arrive at Earth one after another, or in tandem—the auroral oval can bulge, with displays then seen as far as 40 degrees north and south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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