after vs in the wake

after

prep
  • In pursuit of, seeking. 

  • In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. 

  • In spite of. 

  • Behind. 

  • Next in importance or rank. 

  • Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. 

  • Subsequently to; following in time; later than. 

  • Used to indicate recent completion of an activity 

  • As a result of. 

adj
  • At or towards the stern of a ship. 

adv
  • Behind; later in time; following. 

conj
  • Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. 

in the wake

How often have the words after and in the wake occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )