come after

phrasal verb

came after; come after; coming after; comes after
: to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)
They're worried that the government might be coming after them.

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But the rest of the boos mostly came after foul calls the crowd — and Boston’s bench — took umbrage with. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 These attacks and other threats come after a report from Microsoft last month showed that foreign adversaries, including Russia, China, and Iran, may be ramping up efforts to meddle in the U.S. 2024 presidential election. Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The approval came after a tense bargaining process that included the threat of worse offers to come from the troubled plane maker’s CEO. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024 The maker of Enbrel has filed 57 patent applications since the drug came to market in 1998, with 72% of applications coming after initial approval by the FDA. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come after 

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“Come after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20after. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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