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the painters ought to be done before long
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But before long, Ben’s parents return with threats and manipulation, throwing the new life Ben has built into question.
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Mehdiyev was taken into custody, and before long the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was demanding return of its money.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The mixture of immediate throttle response and outrageous top-end power is utterly addictive, so much so that those drivers lacking in personal restraint may find themselves in literal restraints before long.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2025
Students embraced the joke, and before long, every game began with hundreds of tortillas soaring into the night sky as the whistle blew for kickoff.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Mehdiyev was taken into custody, and before long the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was demanding return of its money.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The mixture of immediate throttle response and outrageous top-end power is utterly addictive, so much so that those drivers lacking in personal restraint may find themselves in literal restraints before long.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2025
Students embraced the joke, and before long, every game began with hundreds of tortillas soaring into the night sky as the whistle blew for kickoff.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Before long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/before%20long. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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