shortly before

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She points to a video recorded shortly before his death in which Manzo said that if he was harmed, police should investigate the former governor, Leonel Godoy Rangel, and his allies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Streeting and Starmer met shortly before the Labour government set out its legislative programme in the King's Speech, which marked the start of a new parliamentary session.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Evidence shows that reindeer and horses were already becoming more common in southern Britain around 15,500 years ago, shortly before the warming period.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Eddie died of what is believed to be tuberculosis shortly before his fourth birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

We was to assemble on the Shore of Boston Harbor & meet Others shortly before Low Tide & then together we cross to Hog Island & from there, to the farther Island, Noddle’s.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson