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. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 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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