in the wake of something
if something, especially something bad, happens in the wake of an event, it happens afterwards and usually as a result of it

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in the wake of
in the wake of (something)
following or as a result of something.
The airport lowered parking rates in the wake of many complaints from drivers who felt the rates were far too high.

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in the wake of something
in the wake of (something)
following or as a result of something.
The airport lowered parking rates in the wake of many complaints from drivers who felt the rates were far too high.

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in the wake of
as a result of something, following something
In the wake of the large number of people who have recently left our company we will need to hire some new people.

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in the wake of something
as a result of something, following something
In the wake of the large number of people who have recently left our company we will need to hire some new people.

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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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