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initial

[ih-nish-uhl] / ɪˈnɪʃ əl /


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Cerebras Systems shares, after an initial surge past $300 post-IPO, have dropped sharply.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Rev Adrian McCartney was among those who helped report the initial serious allegation, which was ultimately found to have no veracity, made by the vulnerable woman.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A simple tap makes it possible to transition from an initial prompt into a prolonged interaction with information that appears to mirror common search engine results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He added that these initial results leave Tango Therapeutics “undervalued at current levels.”

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Jefferson’s initial draft of the Declaration of Independence had included language that described the slave trade as the perverse plot of an evil English monarch designed to contaminate innocent colonists.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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