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after all

Despite everything, nevertheless, as in The plane took off half an hour late but landed on time after all .
After everything else has been considered, ultimately, as in Mary has final approval of the guest list; after all, it's her wedding . The two usages are pronounced differently, the first giving stress to the word after and the second to the word all . Both date from the early 1700s. Also see when all is said and done .

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“I started to cry a little bit,” Berger, 71, says by phone, “because here I am, my dreams are slowly unfolding in front of me after all the years of pursuing them.”

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Playoff watch parties, after all, require a playoff team.

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You are, after all, putting your trust in criminals to be true to their word.

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Los Angeles fire officials said personnel will be present before, during and after all testing to ensure public safety and environmental protection.

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“In the 1950s, people really trusted science — after all, science had won the war for them,” Albala said.

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after a fashion after all's said and done

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