just before
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First-quarter profit margins in the commercial aerospace business were 26.4%, up more than seven percentage points from the first quarter of 2024, just before the GE Vernova spin.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
A trade placed just before missile activity is confirmed doesn’t disappear; it sits on a distributed ledger permanently.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared last Saturday after she was put to bed at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs just before midnight.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
They found that the brain shifted just before the animals moved, immediately after the abdominal muscles tightened to initiate motion.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
"You're weird, Thatcher!" he screamed, just before he turned and ran.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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