in the wake of

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in the wake of

preposition in someone's wake · in something's wake

idiomatic Following. The city rebuilt in the wake of the earthquake.
idiomatic As a result of, because of. Increased security was introduced in the wake of the attack.
In the noticeable disturbance of water behind (a maritime vessel).

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prep following

Español	como consecuencia de, tras
Português	na sequência de, na esteira de
Français	à l'issue de
Italiano	subito dopo
Русский	после posle
العربية	فِي أَعْقَاب fī ʔaʕqāb, عَلَى أَثَرِ ʕalā ʔaṯari

prep as a result of

Português	na sequência de
Français	suite à, à l'issue de
Deutsch	infolge
Română	în urma, ca urmare a
Русский	в результа́те v rezulʹtáte, всле́дствие vslédstvije, и́з-за íz-za
العربية	عَلَى إِثْرِ ʕalā ʔiṯri

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@misc{in_the_wake_of_2026,
  title = {in the wake of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20wake%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}