point after

British

noun

American football a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown

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On February 7, the Utah Jazz led the Orlando Magic by seven points after three quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fourth-quarter bookings in the applications and commerce division decelerated by 3 basis points after a new promotional strategy.

From Barron's

Bain told parliament that she sent the memo because the indictment could become public at any point after it had been served to Murrell.

From BBC

The teams traded points after that until Canada struck a crucial blow in the penultimate end.

From Barron's

We've been digging into the stats and this season has started to look remarkably - some might say eerily - similar to 2007-8, when Arsenal collapsed to finish third having led by five points after 26 games.

From BBC

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