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Vance arrived at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican shortly after 11:30 a.m. local time, the Vatican's Holy See Press Office said in a statement.
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
The divers found the boy shortly after 8 p.m., said Casey Liening, a Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
The resort faced uncertainty shortly after its opening, with Hurricanes Helene and Milton hitting the west coast of Florida back to back last fall.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Officers arrested Dennis Willis, 58, shortly after 7 a.m., charging him with forcible touching of intimate parts, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
The divers found the boy shortly after 8 p.m., said Casey Liening, a Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
The resort faced uncertainty shortly after its opening, with Hurricanes Helene and Milton hitting the west coast of Florida back to back last fall.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Officers arrested Dennis Willis, 58, shortly after 7 a.m., charging him with forcible touching of intimate parts, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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