originally

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Augusta National Golf Club, annual home of the Masters, originally sported only 24 bunkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Police originally said the victim was a man but have since confirmed the boy's age.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Benjamin Millepied brought to the Park Avenue Armory his site-specific “Romeo and Juliet,” originally choreographed for Walt Disney Concert Hall and, later, the Hollywood Bowl, in collaboration with Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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 interest; good god—the interest alone. And you did this because you were depressed. Not as a surprise for me, as you originally said.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick