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Finally, after all of those effects, the light makes it to the Local Group, the Milky Way, and all the way to us in the Solar System.
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Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
Living up to the memory of these beloved characters is, after all, no easy feat.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
For patients who used Zynex devices and employees who worked for the Englewood company, the indictment represented an unsurprising turn of events, while also serving as validation that their suspicions were not wrong after all.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Maybe not, but everything has certainly gone right for Benetti since leaving Chicago, proving the grass is sometimes greener on the other side after all.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
Living up to the memory of these beloved characters is, after all, no easy feat.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
For patients who used Zynex devices and employees who worked for the Englewood company, the indictment represented an unsurprising turn of events, while also serving as validation that their suspicions were not wrong after all.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Maybe not, but everything has certainly gone right for Benetti since leaving Chicago, proving the grass is sometimes greener on the other side after all.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adverb
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Just after that test, however, a problem popped up — an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of Artemis 2's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The pool and beach access, however, could be great for keeping little ones entertained at all hours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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One European Central Bank policymaker cautioned against rushing to action, but nevertheless said that the probability of the next move in interest rates being an increase rather than a cut had gone up, Bloomberg reported.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before the war started, there was a lot of talk that many of the Sunni states in the Middle East, which had historically been opposed to Iran, were nevertheless concerned that Israel was on the verge of becoming the regional hegemon.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But regardless, Al Guida’s massive forearms now made perfect sense.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Jayhawks, regardless, will be feeling much better heading into the Big 12 Tournament.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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