thenceforward
Britishadverb
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The history of Europe thenceforward would have surely been quite different had this treaty proved longer-lasting.
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The lanterns made little patches in the short grass; matches lighted faces momentarily; and then suddenly there broke out over the shoulder of the headland and continued thenceforward, the Light.
From Project Gutenberg
When the bidding, if any, is completed, the player who bid the highest,—thenceforward known as "the bidder,"—has the first lead.
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The major difficulties of her new position were all encountered and defeated in that first week; thenceforward nothing seriously disturbed her for long.
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PUNCH:After reading a couple of pages I settled myself in my chair for a happy evening, and thenceforward the fascination of the book held me like a kind of enchantment.
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