before noon
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IPO until SpaceX, opened for trading a little before noon in its 2014 offering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
A sheriff’s spokesperson said deputies completed a sweep of the property shortly before noon and found no evidence to support the caller’s threat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Lula, 80, left the hospital shortly before noon, his office said.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Well before noon, the building was quiet again.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Slowly the downs drew near; It was still an hour before noon when they reached them: green slopes rising to bare ridges that ran in a line straight towards the North.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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