initially
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Regarding scientific research, Anthropic said it was initially “necessary to be overly conservative” and “block most queries tied to biology work” to avoid malicious actors conducting “highly risky” research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Both men were identified as Uyghurs, but initially the Thai police said neither was the person who planted the bomb.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
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
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
I initially position myself near the doors, by the summer travel books display.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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