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initially

[ih-nish-uh-lee] / ɪˈnɪʃ ə li /
ADVERB
at first
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He initially coached the under-16s before Solskjaer called on him, believing his "winning mentality, commitment and hard work" would be valuable in the culture he was trying to create.

From BBC

As your wife wrote the check, the IRS might initially treat the full mortgage payoff as 100% her gift.

From MarketWatch

To work initially with Darren Star, and then spend the majority of the last 25 years with Michael Patrick King as my producing partner.

From Los Angeles Times

Control over their access to Gaza rests with the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism, a little-known department initially designed to strengthen ties with, and protections for, Jews abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kristina O'Neill and Laura Brown are both editors who lost their jobs after restructures, and they initially thought it was the end of the world.

From BBC