shortly before
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A Facebook account under the name Tom McGregor showed photos of Pauken and his family visiting Washington in February shortly before his arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Bomb squad investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 6100 block of Rhodes Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. following reports of a suspicious device, according to a department spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Eric Celedon said in an incident update shortly before 5:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
It happened shortly before the “Black Monday” crash of 1987.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It was that evening, shortly before dinner, that I overheard the conversation between Mr Lewis and M. Dupont.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
