just before
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It could implement the rule just before SpaceX’s IPO.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
All items in the table should be checked just before the earnings are announced, for that would be the time to buy the straddles or strangles if they do satisfy the “count” requirement.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
He netted six goals in five games during a purple patch just before Christmas.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Soto-Martínez, who endorsed Bass earlier this year, joined his DSA colleagues with a statement saying he was caught off-guard by Raman’s surprise decision to challenge Bass, which she announced just before the filing period closed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Let’s begin this story just before that happened.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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