shortly after

idiom

: soon after
Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

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Bank of America lifted its price targets on Nvidia and AMD shortly after the announcement, saying the sovereign projects could offset restrictions in China. Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 May 2025 In November, shortly after Trump’s election, the sovereign wealth fund invested in xAI’s $6 billion fundraising round. John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The home exploded and caught fire shortly after 6 a.m. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025 At the time, prosecutors had argued that the brothers were seeking their parents' multimillion-dollar fortune and highlighted their lavish spending spree shortly after the murders. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shortly after

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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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