come after
phrasal verb
came after; come after; coming after; comes after
: to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)
They're worried that the government might be coming after them.
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This sighting comes after Malone and Lee were spotted going to dinner at high-end steakhouse Beefbar on April 4.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The losses came after China matched Trump’s big raise in tariffs announced Wednesday, upping the stakes in a trade war that could end with a recession that hurts everyone.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The comments from Navarro come after President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, had offered to cut tariffs on U.S. products to zero.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The deportations come after Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act of 1789, which lets a president jail or expel those from an enemy nation in wartime.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The losses came after China matched Trump’s big raise in tariffs announced Wednesday, upping the stakes in a trade war that could end with a recession that hurts everyone.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The comments from Navarro come after President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, had offered to cut tariffs on U.S. products to zero.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The deportations come after Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act of 1789, which lets a president jail or expel those from an enemy nation in wartime.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Come after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20after. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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