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"after merely" is a perfectly correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You may use this phrase to describe a short or limited amount of time that has elapsed between two events, as in the following example: After merely a week of working together, they had developed a strong sense of camaraderie.
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In Italy, in 1922, Mussolini was made Prime Minister after merely threatening to march on Rome.
They committed to buying the place after merely looking at drawings and seeing a model kitchen.
I brought the product to Pepsico in late 1993, and they rejected it after merely tasting it.
West Ham shattered Liverpool's aim of a fourth successive clean sheet after merely 148 seconds and their momentous victory was rarely jeopardised thereafter.
Why, after merely two decades of no significant improvement in the fuel economy of light trucks, are G.M. and Ford reversing course?
The Red Sox refrained from celebrating after merely clinching a playoffs berth Thursday night, preferring to celebrate the true accomplishment of winning the division.
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It is, after all, merely a speech.
So the number on the scoreboard was not an omen, after all, merely a mistake.
It's not crude or offensive, after all, merely that delicious, slightly irreverent northern humour.
Yet the play struggled, and closed after a merely respectable 70-night London run.
It is a curious reward for what was, after all, merely an attempt to liven up her school graduation party.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com