in the wake of

phrase

1
: close behind and in the same path of travel
… missionaries arrived in the wake of conquistadors and soldiers …—Sabine MacCormack
2
: as a result of : as a consequence of
… power vacuums left in the wake of the Second World War.—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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Trying to carve out its own path in the wake of Jurassic Park was a tall order. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026 Spink said the firm is also seeing rising demand for consultancy tied to localizing military manufacturing, which has acquired a new urgency in the wake of the Iran war. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 Nearly 50,000 people remain unaccounted for in the wake of Venezuela's powerful earthquakes as the death toll continues to climb, officials said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 July 2026 The euro sold off in February in the wake of a Financial Times report that Lagarde was considering making an early exit from the ECB. — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the wake of

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“In the wake of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wake%20of. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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