How to Use follow-on in a Sentence
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And some of the investments were follow-on rounds for the same companies.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Then there were some follow-on announcements that sort of played that down a little bit.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
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And while the weight-loss studies did include far more women than men, many of the follow-on heart disease trials did not.
—Maggie Fox, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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About 100 of them received follow-on hacks that used the backdoor to install a second-stage payload.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2023
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Zoom in: To date, the fund has backed nine startups as both lead and follow-on, writing first checks of $2 million to $10 million for seed through Series B raises.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Hackers with access to source code can use it for follow-on attacks on other systems.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
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As long as the top line continued to climb, follow-on venture funding likely would be available.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
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The first 3-5 years are for making new investments, and the rest is for follow-on investments and (hopefully) exits.
—Melinda Elmborg, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The marines would land on Taiwan’s coastline and seize nearby ports that would allow follow-on ground forces to flow onto the island much more quickly than over beaches.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
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Zooming in on the investment behaviors in the region, there has been a shift to follow-on and later-stage deals, showing persistence on the part of investors.
—Mark Flickinger, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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The ability to sell follow-on services or support after the initial project is complete creates long-term revenue streams and adds depth to the partnership.
—Chris Barbin, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Since then, there has been a steady stream of new discoveries provided in both follow-on research and, in a few cases, attacks found in the wild from real-world threat actors.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023
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Boomers have done a disservice to our follow-on generations.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
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This funding led to investments in six new companies and five follow-on investments.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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This will be a follow-on to the very intense negotiations that took place in Jeddah previously.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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Some of the follow-on articles bought the misinformation hook, line, and sinker, repeating incorrectly that the fall of RSA was upon us.
—Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
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Two smaller, follow-on attacks targeted similar sites after the Houthis fired missiles and struck commercial ships in the Red Sea.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
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Smith is one of millions of American women who are at high risk for breast cancer but whose insurance does not cover the costs of follow-on screenings needed to detect the disease.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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During this step, the scammer checks balances to see if there’s enough profit potential for follow-on activities.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
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After a few minutes with no follow-on attacks heard, the men, from Ukraine’s 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, filtered back to the edge of the trench line, where younger troops instructed an older soldier how to use a vape pen.
—Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
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Those plans gained momentum a year ago, when the kingdom began working with advisers to study the feasibility of a follow-on offer.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
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Various other tie-ins and follow-on promotional efforts make this a top lister in the veritable product placement hall of fame for being in the right place at the right time.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
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Of the 46, 25 service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, and two of the diagnoses were serious enough to require follow-on care in Germany.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2023
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In the room were a group of investors representing perhaps a half-billion dollars of potential follow-on financing.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
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Globally, follow-on offers (when a company issues more shares to raise extra capital) are up about 22% compared to last year.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
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When he was released, neither the civilian nor the military hospital communicated the discharge or follow-on care to Card's chain of command.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 23 July 2024
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Twenty-seven have returned to duty, while the 14 others continue to be evaluated with follow-on care.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
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Part of a collaboration between Takara and Sunrise, the Brave series was a thematic follow-on from Transformers.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Drive follow-on changes in relationships and behaviors.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Having access to a large pool of growth capital allows Founders Fund to continue investing in follow-on rounds that are off limits to many traditional venture firms.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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