“Follow up” and “Follow-up” are essential terms in the English language, though they serve different grammatical functions. “Follow up” is a verb, referring to the action of continuing or pursuing something after an initial step, while “follow-up” is a noun or adjective, indicating the event or task that results from a prior action. More @Wikipedia
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