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make after

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verb

  1. archaic (intr, preposition) to set off in pursuit of; chase

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Earnings and free cash flow are two ways of measuring the same thing: the money companies make after expenses.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

In the long run, it is the personal financial decisions you make after relocating that will ultimately determine how cheap or expensive your new expat life ends up being.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026

If Sir Laurie's report left scope for the deputy prime minister to stay on, it's not an easy argument to make after all the revelations of recent days.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025

It’s a switch he was more than willing to make after two remarkable days that demonstrated what the right mounts can yield.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

Bingley expressed great pleasure in the certainty of seeing Elizabeth again, having still a great deal to say to her, and many enquiries to make after all their Hertfordshire friends.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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