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Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The state trial, originally scheduled for June, was postponed until September.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The scene originally had Peet’s character being recognized by someone who awkwardly can’t quite place her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Ponnachan, who police said was originally from India, is due before magistrates on Wednesday.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He had originally proposed the concept in Hereditary Genius as early as 1869—thirty years before the rediscovery of Mendel—but left the idea unexplored, concentrating, instead, on the mechanism of heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee