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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after he declined" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a sequence of events where something occurs following someone's refusal or rejection of an offer or invitation.
Example: "After he declined the job offer, the company moved on to the next candidate."
Alternatives: "following his refusal" or "subsequent to his decline."
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Mr. Romney's polling did not improve any after he declined to run for a second term.
After he declined to prosecute, Constand brought a civil suit against Cosby.
After he declined, Andrews said, the friend invited him to a deer-hunting camp.
The defense in the corruption case against City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook rested on Wednesday, after he declined to testify.
According to company executives, Mr. Schwab's contract was not renewed after he declined to move to New York.
Barry Cadden, the chief pharmacist at the New England center, was subpoenaed by the committee after he declined its initial request to testify.
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Gregory, to his credit, addressed the criticism on-air soon after, but he declined interview requests after the broadcast and stayed out of the Twitter discussion.
After 1905 he declined most commissions and devoted himself increasingly to travel.
Britten did in fact set both "A Shepherd's Carol" for a BBC Christmas programme, and "Lay Your Sleeping Head" in his "Spring Symphony" (1948), though after that he declined al further commissioned collaboration.
The Kansas City Chiefs signed him shortly after, but he declined to have arthroscopic surgery on his injured knee and he was released before the start of the season.
An innocuous apology, after which he declined interview requests from local media in effort to lay low and minimize negative coverage.
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