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shortly

adverb as in right away

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Kay went to a police station shortly after seeing a news report about Cheryl going missing in 1970 but officers did not speak to her again after she told them what she saw.

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I finished half of the pack shortly after buying it.

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Naomi said she took her photo shortly after she had eaten her dinner.

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He told the mayor to expect a call from Noem’s “FEMA fixer” shortly.

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However, the singer said a scan shortly after revealed there was "a Coke can's worth of blood in my abdomen".

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