as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Pussycat Dolls, a group inspired by choreographer Robin Antin's neo-burlesque troupe of the same name, were originally comprised of six singers, including Scherzinger, Roberts, Wyatt, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
One of Kibsons’ containers, originally destined for Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, is now in Mundra, India.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Jeannette Caruth, originally from the Netherlands, is an artist and author of Treasures for Tomorrow.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Pussycat Dolls, a group inspired by choreographer Robin Antin's neo-burlesque troupe of the same name, were originally comprised of six singers, including Scherzinger, Roberts, Wyatt, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
One of Kibsons’ containers, originally destined for Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, is now in Mundra, India.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Jeannette Caruth, originally from the Netherlands, is an artist and author of Treasures for Tomorrow.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Adverb
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They were seized and Hicks was initially charged with animal cruelty.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Audio recordings from the airport control tower indicate the truck was initially cleared to cross the runway before a controller tried to pull it back to avoid a collision.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
23 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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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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