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The execution took place shortly after 8 p.m. ET on Thursday at the Florida State Prison in Railford using the state's three-drug protocol involving etomidate, rocuronium bromide and potassium acetate.
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James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The arrest occurred shortly after the man crossed the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Tuesday, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
The corporate updates were made shortly after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on automotive imports into the U.S. in early April.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Vance arrived at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican shortly after 11:30 a.m. local time, the Vatican's Holy See Press Office said in a statement.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The arrest occurred shortly after the man crossed the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Tuesday, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
The corporate updates were made shortly after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on automotive imports into the U.S. in early April.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Vance arrived at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican shortly after 11:30 a.m. local time, the Vatican's Holy See Press Office said in a statement.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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