as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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Student loans were originally designed to be paid off in 10 years, and now there are multiple payment options that extend repayment out to 20 years.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
The latter piece originally belonged to Markle’s late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Developed by Enhance Games, whose CEO Tetsuya Mizuguchi originally created the series, the current vision of Lumines turns up its visual and sonic components to borderline hallucinogenic heights.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
During a Monday conversation with The Wrap, Garcia announced his return and shared that the sequel was originally set to film in January 2026 before getting bumped to avoid scheduling conflicts.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
The latter piece originally belonged to Markle’s late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Developed by Enhance Games, whose CEO Tetsuya Mizuguchi originally created the series, the current vision of Lumines turns up its visual and sonic components to borderline hallucinogenic heights.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
During a Monday conversation with The Wrap, Garcia announced his return and shared that the sequel was originally set to film in January 2026 before getting bumped to avoid scheduling conflicts.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
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To achieve the same result of $10,000 compounded over 40 years, a 45-year-old with only a two-decade compounding horizon would have to initially invest just over $67,000.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were false police reports initially claiming that fentanyl was to blame.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Aspire Capitol Heights is a TK-8 charter school which enrolls about 220 primarily Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, only half of which reside in Sacramento City Unified district boundaries.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The disruptions are primarily caused by air traffic controller staffing and the FAA order, but also include unrelated flight cuts.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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