as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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Frnck is based on artist Brice Cossu and writer Olivier Bocquet’s comic book series, which was originally published in kids magazine Spirou in 2016 and later released as graphic novels by Dupuis.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Rod’s Last Lap tour was originally scheduled to run from October 2024 through December 2024, but several shows were postponed through February 2025.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The concept of the modern Milan home was originally pioneered by midcentury design icons like Gio Ponti and Achille Castiglioni.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
This story was originally published on Refinery29's Australian edition.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Rod’s Last Lap tour was originally scheduled to run from October 2024 through December 2024, but several shows were postponed through February 2025.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The concept of the modern Milan home was originally pioneered by midcentury design icons like Gio Ponti and Achille Castiglioni.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
This story was originally published on Refinery29's Australian edition.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
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The escape was initially revealed on Sunday by Guatemala’s director of prisons, who said that prison officials had only detected the scheme — in which inmates may have slipped out one by one, or in pairs — after hearing rumors and checking inmates’ biometric data.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Now, many employers are looking to harness the power of AI—initially for mundane and repetitive tasks and eventually for more complicated jobs—to reduce the need to maintain the same level of human staffers on their payrolls.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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As today, the school had about 200 students ranging from preschoolers to eighth graders, drawing students primarily from the neighborhood.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Oracle’s stock has climbed a remarkable 373% over the past three years, driven primarily by the artificial-intelligence boom.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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