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in the wake of
Following directly on, as in In the wake of the procession, a number of small children came skipping down the aisle . This usage alludes to the waves made behind a passing vessel. [c. 1800]
In the aftermath of, as a consequence of, as in Famine often comes in the wake of war . [Mid-1800s]
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In the wake of the killings, Police Scotland issued a statement saying there was no intelligence to suggest the deaths were linked to an ongoing gangland feud in the east and west of Scotland's central belt.
Mina Park, co-owner and chef at Baroo, the Los Angeles Times 2024 Restaurant of the Year, said she closed her modern Korean eatery on Wednesday in the wake of the curfew and was still trying to plan out what to do.
“In the wake of the Eaton fire, our community deserves clear communication and fair treatment. If State Farm is wrongfully denying my neighbors coverage, we need to know why — plain and simple,” he said, in a statement included in the department’s press release.
Yet Wilson’s panic attack can also be seen as the start of a lifelong struggle with mental illness that threatened to derail his career in the wake of “Pet Sounds.”
The fiery display was part of a demonstration showcasing the effectiveness of wildfire defense strategies, and it could serve as a road map for Pacific Palisades and Altadena as the communities begin to rebuild in the wake of the devastating January fires.
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