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Specifically, their alliance begins after a prominent lawyer is brutally killed, shortly after agreeing to reveal secrets from his criminal past in a tell-all book that Falch was going to write.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Lariosaurus valceresii was a small aquatic reptile that appeared shortly after the devastating Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In July, another Delta flight experienced a fire in its engine shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Entertainment Weekly sat down with Keanu shortly after the finale to discuss winning the fan vote, and also talk about the other important vote that happened during Sunday’s live finale — the jury’s vote for a winner.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Lariosaurus valceresii was a small aquatic reptile that appeared shortly after the devastating Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In July, another Delta flight experienced a fire in its engine shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Entertainment Weekly sat down with Keanu shortly after the finale to discuss winning the fan vote, and also talk about the other important vote that happened during Sunday’s live finale — the jury’s vote for a winner.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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