as in originally
in the beginning
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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Venu Sports was initially supposed to come to the market on August 23, 2024 at a price point of $42.99 per month.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
The collection expands on The Body Is Art which was initially introduced in Fall/Winter 24.
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He was joined in the dugout by club captain Seamus Coleman, who had initially expected to be on the substitutes’ bench.
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Enthusiasm for clean energy initially pushed the first wind turbines into existence in the U.S. without considering the environmental and monetary costs that would be involved in either upgrading or bringing projects to a close later in their life cycle.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
The collection expands on The Body Is Art which was initially introduced in Fall/Winter 24.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
He was joined in the dugout by club captain Seamus Coleman, who had initially expected to be on the substitutes’ bench.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Enthusiasm for clean energy initially pushed the first wind turbines into existence in the U.S. without considering the environmental and monetary costs that would be involved in either upgrading or bringing projects to a close later in their life cycle.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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