It came on the heels of the Kurds' vote for independence.

不久前，库尔德地区刚刚进行了独立公投。

That announcement came on the heels of Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach that killed 12 people.

在发表该声明之前，弗吉尼亚海滩周五发生大规模枪杀，致12人死亡。

The progress came on the heels of historic job losses at the start of the pandemic - and the recovery remains incomplete.

这一进展是在疫情开始时出现历史性失业之后取得的，而复苏仍未完成。