the following
noun
: the following one or ones
—used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc.
The finalists are the following: Mary, James, and George.
The following are the times of departing trains: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.
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Not until the following day did word of Gjoshe being among the victims reach those back at Scunthorpe and Bottesford.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Others were captured in the following days as the regime forces hunted them down.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The capstone is the Final Frontier farewell tour, which kicks off in February in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and wraps up at some point the following year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Kneeland died on Wednesday night, but his death was not made public until the following morning.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Others were captured in the following days as the regime forces hunted them down.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The capstone is the Final Frontier farewell tour, which kicks off in February in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and wraps up at some point the following year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Kneeland died on Wednesday night, but his death was not made public until the following morning.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“The following.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20following. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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