as in originally
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New Orleans East, originally established in the nineteen-sixties as a mostly white bedroom community sprawling toward the Mississippi border, eventually became a predominantly Black area.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The $33 million expected annually for city homeless programs will be a boon, but may serve as funding backfill rather than additional money as originally intended.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The bill initially exempted counties that couldn't afford the cost, but the exemption was removed after pushback from environmental groups.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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This case is a reminder that even when airlines initially deny a claim, persistence — and a solid understanding of your rights — can pay off.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The deduction primarily goes to wealthier Americans who own homes with big mortgage payments.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unlike current treatments that primarily manage symptoms by replacing dopamine, the experimental therapy aims to modify the disease itself, a shift experts describe as potentially transformative.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Primitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primitively. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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