further to

idiom

British, formal
used in a letter to refer to a subject discussed in a previous letter or conversation
Further to my letter of last Wednesday, may I remind you that the balance outstanding has still not been paid.

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The allegations in his case, which jibe with those in the Maduro indictment, have roots reaching back even further to 1999. Jay Weaver january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026 This card sold again in March 2023 for $264,000, and its value has fallen even further to $85,900, according to CardLadder. Larry Holder, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 As the pandemic and the 2020 election campaign wore on, Webster drifted further and further to the right. Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026 Looking back even further to a 2013-present view filters out the noise and highlights only the largest, most durable moves. Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for further to

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“Further to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/further%20to. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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