just before
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The crash happened just before 8 p.m. in Pinon Hills at Palmdale Road near Minero Road.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
"Three days under surveillance, that doesn't bother us at all," one passenger, Roland Seitre, said just before taking off from Tenerife earlier Sunday.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Check them just before the earnings are announced, for that would be the time to buy them if they do satisfy the “count” requirement.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 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
Let’s begin this story just before that happened.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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