after-school
adjective
af·ter-school
ˈaf-tər-ˌskül 
: happening or done after the end of the school day
after-school activities/programs
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The three children and one young adult who were killed when a car plowed into a building hosting an after-school program in Illinois have been identified.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
And Elon Musk’s after-school project DOGE has resulted in the haphazard firing of nearly 120,000 federal workers, in many cases leaving our departments understaffed and in total chaos.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
The driver and victims in a crash that killed three children and one teenager at an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, have been identified, Illinois State Police said.
—Sara Tenenbaum, Sara MacHi, Ian Lee, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Chatham Police told Illinois' WCIA News that four people were killed and six others injured Monday after a car crashed through an after-school building.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
And Elon Musk’s after-school project DOGE has resulted in the haphazard firing of nearly 120,000 federal workers, in many cases leaving our departments understaffed and in total chaos.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
The driver and victims in a crash that killed three children and one teenager at an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, have been identified, Illinois State Police said.
—Sara Tenenbaum, Sara MacHi, Ian Lee, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Chatham Police told Illinois' WCIA News that four people were killed and six others injured Monday after a car crashed through an after-school building.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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