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Adverb
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The college initially transferred the land to the state for the project during a brief public meeting with no discussion or debate about its planned use.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Welke is the judge who initially granted Duckett's request to test the DNA.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Some of the works and items are still arranged as Frick had originally installed them (though almost half of the permanent collection has been acquired since his death in 1919).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Just before the deployment, there was an ugly scene at San Francisco International Airport after agents carried away a passenger, originally from Guatemala, who was waiting to board a domestic flight with her daughter.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Evans and Rochell were re-signed to primarily serve as special teams cogs.—
Mike Kaye
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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And city residents question whether the strategy will produce lasting gains or primarily serve short-term political goals.—
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Incipiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipiently. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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