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before long







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Several weeks later, he called and before long he was staying with Elma and her late husband George whenever he was in Scotland.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That’s when all the fun started melting away, and before long, Meghan Trainor’s PR team issued an unforgettably batty press release for her Valentine’s Day-themed EP, where the word “bop” appeared twice in the copy.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Cummins talked Mary Ann into taking the job, and before long, she joined the faculty of a brand-new middle school Cummins co-founded by the name of Crossroads.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The two cloud businesses now make up about half of sales, and if current trends continue, they could continue to dominate Oracle’s income statement before long.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

They’d have to feed her before long, and that meant tying up the canoe, building a fire, heating the saucepan.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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