in the next life

phrase

: in the life that may exist after death : in the afterlife

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Here, the post-death period is not the end of all possibilities or a predetermined failure, but another opportunity for liberation in the next life. — Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 Who knows… maybe in the next life. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025 Who knows –maybe in the next life. — Giana Levy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025 Their leader, a fugitive holy man, professes to be able to guide the process of reincarnation, guaranteeing that billionaires who use his services won’t be paupers in the next life. — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 Then again, perhaps doom isn’t all that certain in the next life. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 The attraction is not some heavenly reward in the next life but greater material blessings in this one. — Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2023 Each household may have left offerings for their ancestors to earn their goodwill or to sustain them in the next life. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2020

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“In the next life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20next%20life. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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