shortly before
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The incident began following a report of a blue articulated lorry swerving on Moygannon Road in the Warrenpoint area shortly before 23:30 BST.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Dipke, 31, was detained shortly before a rally called by the online movement in the heart of New Delhi where hundreds of protesters marched on Friday evening, despite heavy security measures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
A Protestant born in 1885, Weirich opened his shop in Weimar shortly before the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It erupted shortly before 5 p.m. and sparked evacuation orders for the Encinal Canyon area near Trancas Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Married to Doctor Charles Latour, both of whom had died of plague in Marseilles shortly before his own birth.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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