as in later
following in time or place
he had been a teacher, a librarian, and some years latterly, a novelist
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Former team principal of Ferrari and latterly CEO and president of Lamborghini, Domenicali has been at the helm of F1 since joining the organization as CEO in 2021, replacing the outgoing Chase Carey.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Gemma Thomas left Sky last year after five and half years, latterly leading the awards team.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Five years later he was hired by Leland Stanford, then the president of the Central Pacific Railroad, formerly the governor of California and latterly the founder of the eponymous university in Palo Alto.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Gemma Thomas left Sky last year after five and half years, latterly leading the awards team.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Five years later he was hired by Leland Stanford, then the president of the Central Pacific Railroad, formerly the governor of California and latterly the founder of the eponymous university in Palo Alto.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019
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Her coach Cheryl Reeve was later suspended after postgame comments criticizing the officiating in that game.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Chisholm's behavior in the locker room afterwards told the rest of the story.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Most people treat mums as annuals, enjoying their abundant blooms throughout the fall season and disposing of the plants afterwards.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Anthropic announced a program to explore questions of AI well-being.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The president initially floated his movie tariff idea on Truth Social in May, prompting panic across Hollywood, even after the White House sought to temper expectations in a statement not long after.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Not long after, in the 1990s, a series of application software companies became the dominant players in their respective sectors within tech.—
Chris Degnan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Latterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latterly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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