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Six weeks later, Alastair, who is originally from Kingussie, had to go under the knife for a further three-and-a-half hours after results from the first surgery showed a small amount of tumour was still present.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

I apologized for my error, but he explained that the third originally belonged to someone else.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Its Chinese parent company also controls the German firm that originally developed the engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The "9 to 5" singer had previously postponed the Las Vegas residency, which was originally scheduled to kick off last year.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

And Max’s family’s disappearance wouldn’t catch anyone’s attention right now, because everybody would probably think Max and his parents had just gone away on vacation like they were originally supposed to today.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix