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at first

adverb as in originally

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primitively

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adverb as in primarily

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The outreach from Joan at first stuns him.

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At first, it merely provided quotes for what had been an opaque over-the-counter market for unlisted stocks.

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At first, there was excited speculation about which museum or institution might display it.

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At first, the longtime automatic driver found the transition to manual slow going.

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At first, it said it would ask copyright holders to opt out, as my colleagues reported; now, it’s saying it will give those owners more control over their intellectual property.

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