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Recent Examples of soon Tarrio, who is serving a 22-year prison sentence in Louisiana — the longest term of anyone convicted in relation to the riot — is expecting to soon get a grant of clemency from Trump, attorney Nayib Hassan told NBC. Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025 By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 0 The Lunar New Year starts soon, and this year for the Chinese celebration is in honor of the wood snake. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 The investigative duo soon realizes their killer commits his crimes to a soundtrack, leaving poetic calling cards on the corpses. John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025 Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity allegedly entered the room soon after, according to her complaint. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for soon 
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Adverb
  • But prosecutors made a disclosure shortly before opening arguments began Friday that could upend that approach.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Trump asked reporters in Washington shortly before the trip.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • President Donald Trump‘s eye-catching foreign policy at the start of his second term is more than just a series of fanciful, off-the-cuff suggestions and is rather an attempt to strong-arm unwilling leaders to the negotiating table, insiders say.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The freeze on these cases isn't to scrap student debt forgiveness altogether, but rather to take a 'wait-and-see' approach to how the new administration wants to reshape the programs put in place from the one that preceded them.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • For looking at the night sky, choose at least 10x42, preferably 10x50, which keeps the magnification low enough to easily navigate the night sky while allowing enough light in at night.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • This formula comes in a 2-ounce bottle and requires regular use of a few drops on the scalp once a day, preferably at night.
    Christina Shepherd McGuire, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Republican state lawmakers moved swiftly last week, holding an hour-long hearing on Wednesday over a bill that would ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The Rally called to end the emergency, and was swiftly punished; one of the coalition leaders spent eighteen years in solitary confinement.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Measles cases and deaths before and after vaccines Despite being easily preventable with a readily available vaccine, measles cases have been on the rise in recent years, due largely to an uptick in people skipping vaccination.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Bonus tip: Invest in personal data removal services Data breaches often start with personal information that’s readily available online.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Catch up quick: President Trump signed an executive order giving ByteDance 75 more days to work out a change-of-control deal, as required by a law signed last year.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Kayleigh Heckel used her swift speed to run quicker than her teammates to corral a loose ball before depositing a shot into the net.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • The drama, which stars Jared Harris as an English teacher who begins to look after his troubled student (Nicholas Hamilton), first debuted at the Heartland Film Festival back in October 2023.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Watch for Black Ice Be extra cautious on bridges, overpasses, and shaded areas, where black ice forms first.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • America's debt is expected to grow twice as fast as the U.S. economy over the next 30 years, according to the Government Accountability Office.
    Mitch Salchow, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Studies also show wildfires are exploding more quickly, spreading 400% faster in California from 2001 to 2020.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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