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However, the General Assembly placed a one-year moratorium on changes to Louisville's Land Development Code shortly after.
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Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
The fire was reported shortly after 1:50 a.m. at the IConic at South 1st, said Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief David Heaton.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
He was taken off life support shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday and died.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
The Allied Chemical Company bought and renovated the building shortly after, and the office building changed hands multiple times over the following decades.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
The fire was reported shortly after 1:50 a.m. at the IConic at South 1st, said Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief David Heaton.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
He was taken off life support shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday and died.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
The Allied Chemical Company bought and renovated the building shortly after, and the office building changed hands multiple times over the following decades.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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