as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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This story was originally published March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
This piece was originally published in the Buenos Aires Times, Argentina's only English-language newspaper.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
In the first scene, it originally was not written with Apsáalooke.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Buy It Now This article was originally published by Glamour UK.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
This piece was originally published in the Buenos Aires Times, Argentina's only English-language newspaper.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
In the first scene, it originally was not written with Apsáalooke.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Buy It Now This article was originally published by Glamour UK.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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