as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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Recent Examples of originally
This article was originally published at The Conversation.
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Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Foltz, originally from Chula Vista, started at the city as an assistant planner in 2006.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
The race is being run a week earlier than originally planned to avoid a conflict with next Sunday’s Oscars.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Foltz, originally from Chula Vista, started at the city as an assistant planner in 2006.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
The race is being run a week earlier than originally planned to avoid a conflict with next Sunday’s Oscars.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Light drives the leap The team initially expected the robot to jump only a handful of times under continuous illumination.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Making a life in the US Diagne made his way to the United States from his home country of Senegal, initially settling in New York before moving to Texas, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Pete is primarily made of milk chocolate, with a white chocolate stomach and ears.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Israel also pressed on with near-daily strikes, primarily in southern Lebanon, saying that Hezbollah has been trying to rebuild its positions there, killing nearly 400 people while the ceasefire was in place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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