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Today, the shoe is raised on a concrete, plant-adorned platform, but it originally sat flat on the ground, forcing grown-ups to duck to enter the park.

From Los Angeles Times

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but a draft of the charter seen by AFP does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.

From Barron's

Geake said experts originally believed imitations like this were made by a trading people called the Frisians, but more evidence is coming to light to suggest they were made by the Vikings.

From BBC

The 28-year-old revealed her outfit was originally inspired by a jellyfish, which she saw in a book while reading to her two-year-old daughter.

From BBC

The inquest before a jury was originally due to begin on 3 November.

From BBC