as follows

Idioms  

1. What comes next, usually in the form of a list. For example, Mary planned her day as follows: returning all phone calls; a department meeting; lunch with her colleagues; library research. This term is always put in the singular (“follows”) even though it applies to numerous items and is frequently followed by a colon. It was first recorded in 1548.

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as follows

"My aim and proposal can be summarised as follows: a life of dignity in the Age of Disruption," he said in his vision statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The framework begins as follows: “Israel and Lebanon affirm the right of each state to exist in peace, and their mutual desire to live in security as neighboring sovereign states.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The tally was as follows: Henderson: 24.75%; Muratsuchi 21.97%; Rendon 17.43%; Newman 16.82%; Barrera 12.77%.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

The timeline for a complex series of events is as follows:

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Sister Miriam Joseph* categorizes the relation of the trivial arts as follows: logic is concerned with the thing-as-it-is-known; grammar is concerned with the thing-as-it-is-symbolized; rhetoric is concerned with the thing-as-it-is-communicated.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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