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initially

[ih-nish-uh-lee] / ɪˈnɪʃ ə li /
ADVERB
at first
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Prosecutors initially charged Caravello with a felony, then downgraded the charge to a misdemeanor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Snap and TikTok were also initially defendants, but both companies reached undisclosed settlements prior to trial.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

According to CoreWeave, the deal “will initially focus on a phased infrastructure rollout with the potential to expand over time.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The collaboration will initially focus on a “phased infrastructure roll-out with the potential to expand over time,” CoreWeave said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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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