shortly before
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More than two dozen personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a report of a hiker in grave medical condition off Nichols Canyon Road near Hollywood Boulevard shortly before 7 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Raimondo, who turned 18 shortly before the election, said he was "absolutely ecstatic" at the result.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
When the company goes public in a few weeks, shortly before the June 30 end of many endowments’ fiscal years, schools’ positions in SpaceX will surge even more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Bomb squad investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 6100 block of Rhodes Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. following reports of a suspicious device, according to a department spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
One day, shortly before Christmas in 1949, Karl and his mother attended an organ concert.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
