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He initially balked at the idea of retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Jung had initially assumed they were providing nutrients, but then began to wonder if something more sinister was at play.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
One reason Weed sees upside for Zscaler is that the company is emerging from a transition into a new sales model — a process that initially cost it some customers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
According to court filings, Gilkar and Ahmed initially asked West to terminate the pregnancy after learning of the baby’s heart condition.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Along with the crops, they were useful commodities in the marketplaces of each city in the trade networks initially established by the Toltecs.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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