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shortly

adverb as in right away

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“Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent,” the weather service said shortly before 9 a.m.

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The eight-time overall World Cup champion said he would only be back in competition shortly before the February 6-22 Winter Olympics in Milan.

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But shortly before the talks opened last week, his government granted permission to the Brazilian state oil company to explore for oil at the mouth of the Amazon.

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Stocks continued their selloff this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite down as much as 1.9% shortly after the open of trading.

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His work with the US intelligence agency ended in 1964, and he died shortly after, of a heart attack, in 1967.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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