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However, the value of the firm plunged from the $44bn he originally paid to just $9.4bn, according to some estimates.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The rule, originally implemented by the forerunner of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street’s self-regulator, defined pattern day traders as investors who executed four or more “day trades” within five business days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The mouse model was originally developed by the same laboratory in 2015.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

He has mentioned several times that he wants to be able to give the speech he had originally meant to give, in which he had hinted at lashing out at the media.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But I think I want to go in a different direction for the end footage than what I was originally thinking.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon