as in first
coming before all others in time or order
you've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question
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Recent Examples of initial
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
In my experience, a game's success depends far more on scope discipline, product-market fit and execution than on the size of its initial budget.
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Denys Kliuch,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
The lawyer tells you to initial every page.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In the initial weeks and months after a six-alarm fire displaced 834 tenants of The Cooper apartments near downtown Fort Worth in June 2025, residents rallied around each other.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
In my experience, a game's success depends far more on scope discipline, product-market fit and execution than on the size of its initial budget.
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Denys Kliuch,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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The Ecuadorian interdisciplinary artist and fashion designer launched her label, Soak (aka her initials backward), in 2021.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
The lawyer tells you to initial every page.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initial
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Giants second baseman Luis Arraez left Tuesday night’s game against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his right foot in the bottom of the first inning and is questionable for Wednesday night’s matchup.
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Karaban earned first-team All-Big East Conference honors as a senior this season.
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The southeastern part of the state has some nice topography, Billingsley reminds, and Picture Canyon, a mile past the Picture Canyon sign on Forest Service Road 533, is a gorgeous destination tucked inside Colorado’s Comanche National Grassland.
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One exemption is the cupholders — there is a MetLife sign on every single one across the 80,000-seater stadium.
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History buffs, don’t miss the White River Museum on Park Avenue, which offers a quirky account of local history from inside a pair of the town’s original log buildings.
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Fifty years and thousands of runs later, six of the original players still take to the diamond nearly every Sunday, swinging for the fences.
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Schlossberg was endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the 86-year-old Democratic icon who met Schlossberg’s grandfather.
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The democratic socialist endorsed in three competitive House primary matchups, breaking with Democratic leaders by supporting leftist candidates who were unafraid to criticize Israel and push for ambitious economic policies.
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The inaugural class includes 19 recruits.
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The inaugural Laugh List is being set by a voting body of leading feature comedy executives from many of the industry’s most active comedy production companies.
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Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry authored the proposal in Assembly Bill 65.
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Assembly Bill 1729, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, would require state departments to establish telework policies that articulate to employees why they are needed for in-person work.
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When the ship makes its maiden voyage in 2027, a certain allotment of cargo space will be reserved for DHL.
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According to Airbus, the company's A380 maiden flight took place in April 2005.
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon The discussions at the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock marked the first negotiations since Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding last week to end their conflict and extend a shaky ceasefire for at least 60 days.
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In 1643, Connecticut signed one of the first laws requiring local officials to assist in capturing enslaved runaways.
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“Initial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initial. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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