originally

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It was originally built in the early 1900s before it was transformed into the Magic Castle, according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The latest downgrade in fourth-quarter GDP, meanwhile, stemmed from a bigger slowdown in the production of inventories — unsold goods — than originally reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

She and others contend the geotubes were originally approved as a temporary fix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Richardson said the building, originally a 'Swiss Cottage' came about after the whole site was bought by "a Liverpool businessman named John Astley Marsden".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Her dad came to the Ranch with her and her mom originally, but he left before Mom and I got here.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy