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Moreover, as you can see from the chart above, the junk spread is now lower than at any time since immediately prior to the 2008 global financial crisis.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

No rain fell immediately prior to the slide, which destroyed 17 homes and seriously damaged 11 others.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

These seizures lasted less than 60 seconds and occurred within 30 minutes immediately prior to each child's death, say the study authors.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

There had been an outbreak of an "influenza-like illness" on a voyage taken immediately prior to the trip, the judge said in his ruling.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2023

We see the progress of the Messianic expectation through the centuries immediately prior to the age of Christ, in our old Testament books and in the Apocryphal writings.

From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by R. Heber Newton




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