shortly before

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But before the vote count ended shortly before midnight Tuesday, USC signaled that it would not accept the union victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

It happened shortly before the “Black Monday” crash of 1987.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

He then joined American International Group shortly before its near-collapse during the 2008-09 financial crisis, and stayed through its turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Yet the set he designed for “Walküre” shortly before he died in December nonetheless captured Wagner’s immersive essence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Root was in his office at the Rookery on the afternoon of New Year’s Day 1891, shortly before his departure, when an employee stopped by to see him.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson