not long
Example Sentences
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But not long after, federal immigration agents returned to the Fashion District.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
That interview was not long after word came down from Navarro to Pentagon staff to make the massive loan to Vulcan, one of the defense officials involved in the deal said.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Nope: Shelton was eliminated not long after Sinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
It was not long, of course, before our supply of food ran out.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
