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The word "aftermath" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to the consequences or effects that follow an event or situation. For example, "The earthquake left a devastating aftermath in the region."
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Aftermath
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A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
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"We closed the park immediately whilst preliminary investigations took place and to give our staff time to come to terms with the accident and its aftermath.
Everyone," muses Mrs Fantlova, "has different reactions to the aftermath of that experience.
He won first prize in 2010 in the live news photograph of the year category for his work documenting the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
The home secretary last hinted at her wish to see the introduction of pre-broadcast banning powers in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich two years ago, when Conservative MPs expressed strong criticism of a BBC Newsnight interview with the radical Islamist activist Anjem Choudary.
Related: Labour manifesto pledges to boost minimum wage and cut deficit Miliband is determined to junk the post-Thatcher consensus that promoting economic growth meant protecting "wealth-creators" at the top of society – a view he and his supporters believe was comprehensively disproved by the great recession and its aftermath.
Most worrying is the referee's refusal in the aftermath to accept Oxlade‑Chamberlain's word as he calmly pointed out the mistake.
If loyalty to his line managers counts for anything then Cook remains an entirely steadfast lieutenant, defending, even in the aftermath of the whitewash, what has looked with every defeat an increasingly lopsided Ashes tour party.
(Just think of how it bungled the aftermath of the Maps fiasco).
Extremists do, as Cameron said, "thrive when they have ungoverned spaces in which they can exist, build and plan" and the aftermath of the Arab spring has not just opened up new terrain but also exacerbated existing problems of lawlessness and criminality.
The president was also criticised for celebrating his niece Ine's wedding over weekend, in the aftermath of the killings.
In Egypt, the government showed its gratitude for Abdullah's staunch support for the current Egyptian regime by declaring seven days of mourning – four days longer than the mourning periods in the aftermath of other recent deaths.
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