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It is easy for AI fakers living overseas to pose as British nationals online, he said, because it is relatively cheap to buy social media accounts originally set up in the UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Although the telescope's survey was originally designed mainly to discover exoplanets through photometric microlensing, its advanced astrometric precision may open the door to entirely new kinds of discoveries.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Victoria Beckham's wealth has largely been generated from her fashion label after she originally found fame as a member of pop band The Spice Girls.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“Zcash is what bitcoin should be. It’s what bitcoin was originally meant to be,” said Tushar Jain, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, a venture-capital firm that recently built a significant position in Zcash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

She was originally called Isabella Baumfree, but she changed her name in 1843.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling