as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
The most important equipment in question are the Draper X3 shuttle looms, originally manufactured by the Draper Company in Hopedale, Mass. in the 1940s.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
The most important equipment in question are the Draper X3 shuttle looms, originally manufactured by the Draper Company in Hopedale, Mass. in the 1940s.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
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