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• The ten-day mission is slated to launch no sooner than late 2024.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• Guests can begin lining up at 6 a.m. on May 11, no sooner.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2024
• Even so, no sooner was the ruling issued than the legal challenges began.
  — Holly Ojalvo, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
• And of course, no sooner have Maddie and Percy gotten their hair wet than some misbehaving teens show up and steal their clothes.
  — Vulture, 30 June 2023
• Sam crosses paths with Tozawa in the hallway no sooner than getting clear of Nagata.
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
• As the Gaia project continues to develop its map of the Milky Way, the next installment of its data is slated to be published no sooner than 2025.
  — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
• Criminals surely won’t give them up, no sooner than a mechanic would trade in his wrenches.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
• The motion asks that a hearing on the restraining order set for Dec. 27 be canceled and that the case be set for trial no sooner than the last day of competition in the winter and spring sports seasons.
  — John Raby, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
• But no sooner is the family safe and sound in their new lives than a neighbor figures out Gru’s true identity, and blackmails him into joining her in a heist — with Minions, of course.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
• India next plans to collaborate with Japan on the Lunar Polar Exploration rover, which would launch no sooner than 2026.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
• Johnson is expected to unveil his stopgap by Saturday, with a floor vote no sooner than Tuesday.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2023
• In the Florida case, the judge is weighing competing requests: prosecutors asked to start in early July, and Trump sought a date no sooner than August.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• The external tank will be lifted into place no sooner than early January.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Kentucky law currently indicates an unpaid lunch break must be provided no sooner than 3 hours after a shift begins and nor later than 5 hours after the start of a shift.
  — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 5 Mar. 2024
• The inspector general recommends a number of steps the agency should take before the first flight with astronauts, scheduled for no sooner than September of next year.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024