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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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The Obama-era determination enabled the agency to do which of the following?
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
In a note to clients on Wednesday, Goldman Sachs analysts Manuel Abecasis and Hongcen Wei forecasted that consumer electricity inflation would jump 6% from 2026 to 2027 before decelerating to 3% the following year owing to lower natural gas prices.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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“The following.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20following. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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