just before

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But there was no sign of scoreboard pressure telling at the Hill Dickinson and when Jeremy Doku put the visitors in front just before half-time, few would have looked past an away win.

From BBC • May 19, 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

Last month, just before Gorka’s strategy was released, a federal jury dealt a blow to the “mastermind” narrative by returning a mixed verdict.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“Most recently, those occasions include just before the ‘volmageddon’ event in early 2018 and around the start of the software stock sell-off in late 2025.”

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She dropped down in the garden, like a leaf tumbling off the oak tree of life, just before I was supposed to meet you at Listening Rock.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles