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initial

[ih-nish-uhl] / ɪˈnɪʃ əl /


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These accounts eliminate that barrier for the initial funding phase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But that initial shock explains only so much, she added.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

A Trump executive order in December 2025 directed Nasa to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028, when his term of office comes to an end, and establish initial base elements by 2030.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Adding to investors’ AI fervor, OpenAI late Monday reported it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering one week after competitor Anthropic announced it planned to go to market.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Because the least valued oil leases were offered first, the barons usually lingered in the back, leaving the initial bidding to upstarts.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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