the following
noun
: the following one or ones
—used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc.
The finalists are the following: Mary, James, and George.
The following are the times of departing trains: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.
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The transcripts that provide the meat of Sachs’ script document Hujar elaborating on those hours of minutiae the following afternoon in Linda’s airy Manhattan apartment.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
In the following days, Cocoa Beach Police Detectives interviewed numerous juveniles and parents.
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In the following days, one officer, Brian Sicknick, would die from his physical wounds, while four others would take their own lives.
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It was sold the following month, nearly one year after Clark filed his suit to claim ownership.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
In the following days, Cocoa Beach Police Detectives interviewed numerous juveniles and parents.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
In the following days, one officer, Brian Sicknick, would die from his physical wounds, while four others would take their own lives.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
It was sold the following month, nearly one year after Clark filed his suit to claim ownership.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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“The following.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20following. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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