ensued; ensuing
: to strive to attain : pursue
I wander, seeking peace, and ensuing it—
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: to take place afterward or as a result
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Skirmishes have ensued, battles big and small involving private security guards, aggressively lobbed golf balls, surveillance cameras, bolt cutters, beach chairs and reams of legal filings, among other weapons.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Zoom out: Despite calls from members of their party to stop circulating the rumors and consistent reports that the claims were false, the GOP ticket doubled down and has since repeatedly shirked blame for the threats to Springfield that have ensued.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
Fitting, because arguably, without a trailblazer like O’Brien, there wouldn’t be ensuing generations of Irishwomen keen to dip their pen into the inkwell of life.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Buying the ensuing sell-off after XLU finds a bottom has been the better play The bottom line is that trading XLU has been tricky, but tracking the ETF for clues about the bond market and the economy has been helpful.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Zoom out: Despite calls from members of their party to stop circulating the rumors and consistent reports that the claims were false, the GOP ticket doubled down and has since repeatedly shirked blame for the threats to Springfield that have ensued.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
Fitting, because arguably, without a trailblazer like O’Brien, there wouldn’t be ensuing generations of Irishwomen keen to dip their pen into the inkwell of life.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Buying the ensuing sell-off after XLU finds a bottom has been the better play The bottom line is that trading XLU has been tricky, but tracking the ETF for clues about the bond market and the economy has been helpful.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Ensue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensue. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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