as in following
being the one that comes immediately after another
my house is the next one turn at the next street, not this one she was next in line for concert tickets
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Recent Examples of next
Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The tax would bring in $1.2 trillion in revenue over the next 20 years.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Otherwise, expect men to be bad at intimacy when mediated through virtual reality, telepathy, and whatever else comes next.
—Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The company has given odds of 8/1 that the pair will tie the knot next year.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The Laken Riley Act does not have any new funding for immigration officials, but Democratic staff on the Senate Appropriations Committee estimate the bill would cost $83 billion over the next three years, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The tax would bring in $1.2 trillion in revenue over the next 20 years.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
The future of cybersecurity belongs to the innovators—those who can keep pace with the evolving threat landscape and anticipate and prepare for what's coming next.
—James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Otherwise, expect men to be bad at intimacy when mediated through virtual reality, telepathy, and whatever else comes next.
—Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Preposition
When 2024 offseason addition Patrick Queen’s cap hit spikes next year, the Steelers are scheduled to again lead the league in defensive spending with $168.4 million, more than $34 million clear of the next-highest spender.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The company has given odds of 8/1 that the pair will tie the knot next year.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rogan developed a following first and foremost as a comedian, a mixed-martial-arts personality, and a dude who’s really into galaxy-brain ideas, weird conspiracy theories, and his own beliefs about the world, some of which are noxious.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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The series’ increasing scale and globe-trotting in its following seasons unfortunately resulted in Ryder being sometimes siloed from the main action; so many of her romantic-relationship beats and her obsessive concern for Will feel like regurgitations of her season-one arc.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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He’s got a real ability to hang onto the puck, draw players into him and then make plays through or around them.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Those chances came and were converted upon on Saturday.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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In the bible, Jesus is resurrected three days later.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Two years later, though, Clinton awarded Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The organization will be sending out correspondence on how members can donate to those in need and where drop-off points will be.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Broncos made their second red zone stop of the game to begin the third quarter, holding the Bills to a field goal that extended their lead to 13-7.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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This equipment is turned around to make a second trip east bound, so everything is impacted.Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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These receptor systems, first characterized in mammals, have since been identified across a variety of vertebrates, including birds, amphibians, and even sharks.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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It has since been transferred to the court’s Fort Worth’s division.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2025
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Those who had an income of $106,000 or less in 2023 pay the standard premium, alongside couples who made less than or equal to $212,000.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thibodeau ultimately turned to Precious Achiuwa, who played the entirety of the Knicks’ failed fourth-quarter rally before Thibodeau attempted to go small with Landry Shamet playing alongside the starters.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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