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initially

adverb as in at first

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Concerned about how a documentary about her might be received, Victoria said she was initially hesitant to agree to the project.

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Some major news outlets initially wrote off the emerging epidemic as a “gay plague,” insinuating that other Americans didn’t need to worry about it.

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It was estimated £1.2bn was needed to implement the 35 actions initially set out, but the Department for Health is now stripping back its plan.

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Not Like Us, which was initially released in May 2024, was widely seen as the decisive blow in an ongoing battle between the rival rappers.

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Released Sept. 18 on HBO Max, “Aztec Batman” was initially conceived as a miniseries, and eventually took the more concise form of a film.

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