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The sources said the system expanded far beyond its initial scope and came to include records from hundreds of lawsuits involving the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In his nuanced interpretation, Biff’s initial embarrassment at his father’s wandering mind turns to a tender and then fiery compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Shares soared last Tuesday after the company announced a loan facility worth up to an initial $7.5 billion—the first such loan backed by high-performance computing infrastructure and a customer contract to get investment-grade ratings.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

A hallmark of tradable market bottoms is that the initial rally off those bottoms is met with widespread skepticism.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Descartes was willing to envision a universe where God set up the initial conditions and then left the machine to assemble and run itself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton