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Recent Examples of after all
Hugh Jackman won't perform in London this summer after all.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk is joining the federal government after all.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
However, this week Roxburgh told Fox Business that a relaunch wasn’t happening after all.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
Goals win games after all, and a player who can consistently find the back of the net is always a valuable acquisition.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk is joining the federal government after all.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
However, this week Roxburgh told Fox Business that a relaunch wasn’t happening after all.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
Goals win games after all, and a player who can consistently find the back of the net is always a valuable acquisition.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
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Fact check: No proof Elon Musk ordered all federal workers to pass drug tests or be fired Contrary to the claim in the Threads post, however, Bezos did not post any announcement about a plan to purchase the X platform for $333 million.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This brings up an issue regarding white jeans, however.—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Palmas nevertheless pointed out that not everyone would come away a winner from the new policies.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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The grinder has five settings, which is fewer than many other coffee makers with grinders, but nevertheless, provides some degree of adjustability.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
21 Feb. 2025
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And regardless, immigrants seeking asylum continue to have a right to do so under both U.S. and international law.—
John A. Ragosta,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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By providing that access, USAID may have violated the Privacy Act of 1974, three experts on the law told ProPublica, regardless if the engineers were government employees at the time.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
9 Feb. 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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