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initial

[ih-nish-uhl] / ɪˈnɪʃ əl /


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As you point out, everything changes when the initial term ends.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The platform’s initial $35 billion tranche will facilitate Anthropic’s previously announced capacity expansion of over 1 gigawatt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Fidelity Investments, the big brokerage and mutual fund firm, long has had a rule protecting its small retail clients from plunging into initial public stock offerings while the shares were still subject to IPO-related hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, the victim was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

His initial expression of solicitous pleasantry is replaced first by alarm and then by disdain.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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