before long
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I’d stock up on bags of beans and rice and day-old bread and, before long, it would be July 7.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
I didn’t keep up with the franchise—somewhere around GTA IV, I got married, and before long I was immersed in an even more chaotic open-worlder called parenting.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Flight to quality patterns may emerge before long, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Cummins talked Mary Ann into taking the job, and before long, she joined the faculty of a brand-new middle school Cummins co-founded by the name of Crossroads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
So Mwase returned to Lilongwe and got his family, and before long, he’d established a thriving empire.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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