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That interview was not long after word came down from Navarro to Pentagon staff to make the massive loan to Vulcan, one of the defense officials involved in the deal said.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The scene lost a founding legend in Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy not long ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The reality was that China was undergoing a major shift toward more exercise and healthy lifestyle activities, not long after Nike had changed its sales approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Cloke found occasion to leave not long after this.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt



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