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What does in the wake of mean?

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Preposition
  1. (idiomatic) Following
  2. (idiomatic) As a result of
  3. In the noticeable disturbance of water behind (a maritime vessel).
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Examples
The review comes in the wake of two profit warnings from the group so far this year.
After the pension scheme was revalued in the wake of the dotcom bubble, that surplus turned to a deficit.
She gave up acting for a year at the very point when she was on the brink of bigger things, in the wake of Almost Famous.
The news comes in the wake of two fatal road accidents in the Swindon area.
The idea was born from the damage done to the local tourist industry in the wake of the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
The incident comes in the wake of widespread calls to restrict the sale of fireworks to members of the public.

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