initially
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India’s foreign ministry initially said that of the 24 Indian crew on the ship, 21 had been rescued while three sailors were missing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Shuttle bus fares, initially priced at $80 to make a similar journey, have been dropped to $20.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
It’s thought that the dwelling initially served as Hoult’s primary California base—and he purchased it just a few weeks before welcoming his first child with wife Bryana Holly.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The hypothesis views Earth itself as capable of gradually producing an organic world from an initially all-inorganic environment under harsh primordial conditions, an idea broadly consistent with earlier abiogenesis concepts.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Beneath the table, a large sphere that initially seemed to be a ball of shaggy carpet grew and then shrunk rhythmically, breathing.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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