as in initially
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On Monday, April 14, Knowles posted an adorable video to Instagram in which her brows initially look very bold—but that's only because Carter is applying a tint.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025 -
Inventors like Richard Arkwright and James Hargreaves had mechanized spinning with various contraptions, but weaving initially remained too complex to automate.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, Daniels said that contract was signed by the conferences, Notre Dame and BCS Properties LLC—a legacy entity originally formed to manage the Bowl Championship Series media rights and that continues to serve as the intellectual property rights holder for the CFP brand.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Behind the brand: Yves Saint Laurent originally founded his brand as an haute couture house.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 22-year-old is also popular on social media, primarily on TikTok and Instagram.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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There’s the inevitable factor of the character being 100 percent secondary to Ray (this is primarily Brian Tyree Henry’s joint, after all, welcome recurring buddy-movie dynamic of Henry and Wagner Moura notwithstanding).—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Incipiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipiently. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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