just before

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Earlier studies had interpreted the marks as evidence of wormlike creatures or other tiny marine animals moving through seafloor sediment during the Ediacaran period, which came just before the Cambrian explosion.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

"Mum died just before the court case so she's never seen what happened," said Lizzie.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Kavanaugh bemoaned the male loneliness crisis just before they were joined by Patel, who cried, “Does this bar take Kaaaaash?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

First-quarter profit margins in the commercial aerospace business were 26.4%, up more than seven percentage points from the first quarter of 2024, just before the GE Vernova spin.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

There was a moment, just a moment, like the hesitation in a cheap Western movie just before the gunfight starts.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen