short while
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Karl invites me to push The Beast for a short while.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Japan earlier said a suspected "ballistic missile launched by North Korea a short while ago has already fallen", according to an X post from the prime minister's office.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I go through bottle after bottle of medicine, only to have them return a short while later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Nevertheless, he could not quite overcome his surprise when, after a short while, they indeed came upon a swift running brook winding its way through a stand of rowans.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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