just before
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Bel, who graduated from Springfield High in May, had been fitted with an ankle monitor just before his freshman year of college.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
It was just before dawn in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and the congregation were arriving for the Friday service at the tiny La Lomita Catholic Chapel.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Lighthouse investor slides that circulated in 2021, just before Cerberus invested, flagged weekly billable therapy at “30+ Hours/Client,” and noted “lifetime revenue per client” of $285,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Three more followed, leaving a small tangle of film reel, nitrate film reel, just before Boaz and Ashmodai.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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