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

Colbert was notified of his cancellation just before Ellison’s Skydance Media took over the company.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Grounding these dramatic acrobatics is that tree, which we first meet a decade or so shy of its 200th birthday, in a section set just before and then during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But as they stumble just before the biggest game of his reign, has Emery taken this group as far as he can?

From BBC • May 7, 2026

That boy Chris rode by our house today, just before dinner.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones