after a while
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But, after a while, he noticed "frustrations start to creep in" and he struggled to shake off the feeling he was "a weaker version of myself".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
"If there's nothing to report, nobody's going to watch after a while," content creator Melinda Long, a health and wellness influencer from Long Island, New York, told the BBC.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
“You can get bored after a while, and work might start to look more attractive.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
Yeah, I mean, after a while you conclude it is in some sense antisemitic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
But after a while it got to be a drag.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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