[General] in wake of

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vil

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Dear teachers,

Would you share with me your opinion concerning the plausibility of the following two sentences?

Border tension high in wake of live-round firing that killed 20

Israel borders quiet in wake of deadly clashes.

in wake of = as inevitable result of

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Re: in wade of

in wade of is a typo.

in (the) wake of means following or after.

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Re: in wade of

I would read the first as a typo too.
 

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Border tension high in wake of live-round firing that killed 20

Israel borders quiet in wake of deadly clashes.
There being no verb, I assume that these are headlines or titles.
 

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Sounds probable. :up:

Incidentally, vil, that general use (with the meaning 'after' or 'following') is quite common now. But originally the word referred to the white trace left in water by a boat; the temporal meanings use this as a metaphor. And this sort of wake does appear 'as a result' of the boat's passage. :)

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