further to
idiom
British, formal
—used in a letter to refer to a subject discussed in a previous letter or conversation
Further to my letter of last Wednesday, may I remind you that the balance outstanding has still not been paid.
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Trump has gone even further to roll back U.S. climate science this time.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
By lowering India’s 150% import duties on Scotch to 75% (with a plan to reduce it further to 40% over a decade), the UK created access to the world’s largest whisky market without rewriting broader trade frameworks.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Beyond Bates, the only stone-cold lock is Bella Ramsey making a repeat appearance for their role in The Last of Us, for a season two in which their character is pushed even further to emotional extremes of betrayal and regret.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Most important, the legislation is massively expensive and will add further to the debt/deficit at a time when both are already extremely unbalanced.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 21 May 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
By lowering India’s 150% import duties on Scotch to 75% (with a plan to reduce it further to 40% over a decade), the UK created access to the world’s largest whisky market without rewriting broader trade frameworks.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Beyond Bates, the only stone-cold lock is Bella Ramsey making a repeat appearance for their role in The Last of Us, for a season two in which their character is pushed even further to emotional extremes of betrayal and regret.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Most important, the legislation is massively expensive and will add further to the debt/deficit at a time when both are already extremely unbalanced.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 21 May 2025
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“Further to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/further%20to. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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