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 four lowest seeds will play on March 7, and the winner of the matchup between the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds will play the No. 5 seed the following day while the winner of the matchup between the No. 11 and No. 14 seeds will play the No. 6 seed. —

Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 By 2011, the service had recognized more than one billion songs, and by the following year, that number had increased to five billion, with the 15 billion milestone following in 2014. —

Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024 Miguel Martinez-Jimenez / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Ibarra was arrested the following day and booked without bond in the Athens-Clarke County Jail. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 The Real Housewives of New York City airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo, and can be streamed the following day on Peacock. —

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