initially
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Iranian officials initially insisted that Khamenei had survived.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
The chunky metal box malfunctioned, initially leaving more than 100,000 people without power.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
The Education Department had initially planned to limit borrowing for students in 11 programs they defined as professional, like medicine and dentistry, to $50,000 a year and a total of $200,000.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
As a young professor at Wilberforce College in Ohio, Du Bois had initially praised Washington’s 1895 speech, telegraphing his congratulations “upon your phenomenal success at Atlanta—it was a word fitly spoken.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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