immediately prior to
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It is not clear what happened immediately prior to the shooting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
These seizures lasted less than 60 seconds and occurred within 30 minutes immediately prior to each child's death, say the study authors.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
The researchers from Cedars-Sinai Hospital looked at blood samples submitted by 2,479 healthcare workers and patients during the period immediately prior to and during the initial omicron surge.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2022
This perception helps explain why support for independence is now three points above the 50% level at which it stood immediately prior to the first lockdown last March.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2021
Only immediately prior to the outbreak of a storm does the fluctuation of the thermometer become strongly marked.