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Discover Ludwig"long thereafter" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means "a long time after that" or "not until a significant amount of time had passed." It is often used in storytelling or narration to indicate a time jump or a significant passage of time. Example: After the war ended, the soldiers returned home to their families, but for John, the trauma lingered long thereafter.
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Not long thereafter, letters and money stopped.
His father died not long thereafter.
Not long thereafter, that's what I did.
Not long thereafter, word spread far beyond that prison.
Not long thereafter, though, the whole process seemed to run into the sand.
Not long thereafter, prosecutors tried to disqualify Mr. Critchley and his co-counsel on procedural grounds.
It wasn't long thereafter, however, that cracks began to appear in the facade.
Sussman doesn't explain what provoked her spontaneous skinny dip, or how long thereafter the hotshots remained clients.
Not long thereafter, Michelin, the highly profitable French tire maker, announced that it would eliminate 7,500 jobs across Europe.
When the importer went bust not long thereafter, Mr. Hughes saw a place for himself in the wine world.
It wasn't long thereafter that I committed to making the Sydney Games in four years, which would be my first.
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