as in soon
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Adverb
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The ruling establishment will want to move quickly to show stability in the republic, with members of the assembly expected to convene soon to deliberate over possible candidates before naming Khamenei’s replacement.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Her husband was deported to Ecuador soon after they were taken into custody.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s biggest choke point for oil and gas flows—essentially shut down because of the violence, prices could surge much higher if oil flows haven’t resumed by the end of the week or shortly thereafter, energy analysts said.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the upper stage ran out of propellant shortly before reaching its target deployment orbit, and the payload was lost.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Please note that presently, state AGs are separately elected by voters in 43 of the 50 states.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Another of Hunter’s admirers is Van Morrison, who’s handpicked him and his band, the James Hunter Six, to open his two shows at the Wang Theater March 3 and 4 — presently the only two shows either of them have scheduled in the US.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The second half saw Miami briefly strike first with Raviv at the free-throw line, but Georgia Tech responded with an 8-0 run to widen the gap.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But before long, Israel was launching thousands of air strikes not just into Gaza but also into Lebanon and Syria.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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The first whistles delivered by Hector Flores were gone before long.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The 31 people who died that day, and the hundreds who have died prematurely since.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The stakes are high for Abbott and for families of babies born prematurely.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Erelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erelong. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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