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“Anne Hathaway being in it was what initially interested me . . . and then the reveal of the dinosaur aspect got my full attention.”
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Police initially questioned two men, a taxi driver and a nightclub waiter, believed to be among the last to see him alive.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The team initially expected that individuals with the PAM variant would have lower GLP-1 levels, possibly because the hormone would be less stable without proper processing.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
And after initially floating the notion of stepping in and providing insurance to ships through the U.S. government, the Trump administration soon walked away from the idea.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Rescue workers in the air that day initially wondered if the lake had disappeared, until they saw slivers of lake peeking through.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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