initially
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Fuel duty was initially cut by 5p in the Spring Statement in March 2022, under the Conservative government.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The jump in oil and gas prices initially led investors to anticipate several interest-rate increases this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Frustrated by traffic, Musk founded The Boring Company in 2016, initially as a SpaceX subsidiary, with grand promises of transforming urban transportation through a network of underground tunnels.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“Honestly, if we had done Coachella last year, it would have pushed ‘Choo Choo’ further,” he says, noting he initially feared pop music could distract.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The first text adventure game I’d ever played was called Colossal Cave, and initially the text-only interface had seemed incredibly simple and crude to me.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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