after-the-fact
adjective
af·ter-the-fact
: occurring, done, or made after something has happened
after-the-fact approval
an after-the-fact review
Examples of after-the-fact in a Sentence
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The office was previously sued over the creation of a new email system and its border data collection efforts, a process that forced it to do an after-the-fact privacy assessment.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
Parents deserve answers, but instead, we are being met with vague reassurances and after-the-fact listening sessions — like the one held March 11, for which the agenda nor the meeting invite was not widely shared with the community.
—Melanie L. Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Just three months later, Hannah Thompson would be charged with five felonies including obstruction of justice and accessory after-the-fact.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Shah also rejected defense arguments that the jury was allowed to convict based on a theory of gratuities — after-the-fact rewards for a politician that the high court ruled in Snyder was not barred by the federal bribery statute.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
What has created the after-the-fact fondness for Trump? Most fundamentally, Joe Biden has eased his 1967 Corvette Stingray out of his garage in Wilmington, Delaware, and driven it straight into a ditch.
—Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Also under Biden, the Federal Trade Commission has increased its scrutiny of both horizontal and vertical hospital mergers, but this has had limited effects and is largely after-the-fact, as the industry has already undergone significant consolidation.
—Guian McKee / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Actionable insights replace after-the-fact reporting, generating momentum and measurable results.
—Ed Jennings, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
But Johnson and other Republicans have rejected that argument, saying the Ethics Committee’s jurisdiction over the Gaetz case ended with Gaetz’s resignation from the House, and releasing the report after-the-fact would set a bad precedent for a panel known for its bipartisan cooperation.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
Parents deserve answers, but instead, we are being met with vague reassurances and after-the-fact listening sessions — like the one held March 11, for which the agenda nor the meeting invite was not widely shared with the community.
—Melanie L. Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Just three months later, Hannah Thompson would be charged with five felonies including obstruction of justice and accessory after-the-fact.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Shah also rejected defense arguments that the jury was allowed to convict based on a theory of gratuities — after-the-fact rewards for a politician that the high court ruled in Snyder was not barred by the federal bribery statute.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
What has created the after-the-fact fondness for Trump? Most fundamentally, Joe Biden has eased his 1967 Corvette Stingray out of his garage in Wilmington, Delaware, and driven it straight into a ditch.
—Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Also under Biden, the Federal Trade Commission has increased its scrutiny of both horizontal and vertical hospital mergers, but this has had limited effects and is largely after-the-fact, as the industry has already undergone significant consolidation.
—Guian McKee / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Actionable insights replace after-the-fact reporting, generating momentum and measurable results.
—Ed Jennings, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
But Johnson and other Republicans have rejected that argument, saying the Ethics Committee’s jurisdiction over the Gaetz case ended with Gaetz’s resignation from the House, and releasing the report after-the-fact would set a bad precedent for a panel known for its bipartisan cooperation.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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