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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At the end of the following season, they were relegated on the final day courtesy of defeat at Arsenal, where Wright was among the scorers.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Bovino was accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters the following day in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, per CNN, potentially violating a judge’s temporary restraining order banning the use of such tactics in the city.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The divorce took place the following year.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
After an intense healing process, Renner officially returned to work on Mayor of Kingstown season 3 the following year.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Bovino was accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters the following day in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, per CNN, potentially violating a judge’s temporary restraining order banning the use of such tactics in the city.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The divorce took place the following year.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
After an intense healing process, Renner officially returned to work on Mayor of Kingstown season 3 the following year.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
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“The following.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20following. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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