just as soon
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If you want to bring back old-fashioned pamphleting, your nearest print shop will be delighted to help, just as soon as they get over their astonishment.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
No one can blame them if they look around, catch up on the anger-soaked news they missed while they were gone, and quietly ponder whether they’d just as soon go back into space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Pressed on when the investigations were likely to conclude, Healey said: "We'll complete them just as soon as we can and we will continue to update parliament on the progress we make on that".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Still, ”everybody is really, really working their tails off to put this fire out just as soon as they can,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
“And I’d just as soon you didn’t tell her, okay?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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