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initially

[ih-nish-uh-lee] / ɪˈnɪʃ ə li /
ADVERB
at first
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It’s thought that the dwelling initially served as Hoult’s primary California base—and he purchased it just a few weeks before welcoming his first child with wife Bryana Holly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Oil fell in early morning European trading after initially rising following fresh U.S. military strikes on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They were initially put into a childcare facility, but in October 2023 their grandfather was given temporary custody.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The hypothesis views Earth itself as capable of gradually producing an organic world from an initially all-inorganic environment under harsh primordial conditions, an idea broadly consistent with earlier abiogenesis concepts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Rosa Vaughan’s suit against Burt, who was represented by one of the same law firms that had represented Hale in the murder trials, was initially dismissed in state court.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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