shortly after

idiom

: soon after
Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

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Ellison and other senior executives were scheduled to speak to Wall Street analysts on a conference call shortly after the release of the numbers. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 The information provided to the committee alleges a series of remarkable steps taken to accommodate Maxwell after she was quietly transferred to a medium-security facility in Texas shortly after her meeting with Blanche. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Nov. 2025 Discourse about this came into the fold a few years ago following protests in Hollywood from the writer and actor guilds, which took place shortly after the public release of ChatGPT, and concerns that came in tandem with the new technology and its implications. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 The increase comes shortly after the majority of recipients of payments were forced to make changes to receive their money via direct deposit to their bank account or a Direct Express card. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shortly after

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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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