as in originally
in the beginning
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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But Danson was initially quite skeptical of the unscripted HBO sitcom — and only offered to play himself out of pity for David.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
About 9,200 customers were initially without power.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
The improvements will initially be available to a test audience, with a wider release planned for next year.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The platform will initially focus on selling new cars, with South Korea’s Hyundai starting off as its launch partner.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
About 9,200 customers were initially without power.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
The improvements will initially be available to a test audience, with a wider release planned for next year.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The platform will initially focus on selling new cars, with South Korea’s Hyundai starting off as its launch partner.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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