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in the wake of

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[in the wake of] {prep.}, {literary} As a result of; right after; following.

* /Many troubles follow in the wake of war./

* /There were heavy losses of property in the wake of the flood./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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