as in originally
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Adverb
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The states originally sued the administration over a memorandum from the White House's Office of Management and Budget announcing a wide-ranging freeze of federal spending.—
Brendan Pierson,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
This story was originally published in the April 17, 1980, issue of Rolling Stone.—
Debra Rae Cohen,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In this transition from the 15th minute, Palmer receives in space and tries to feed Madueke, who initially runs towards the ball and has to change direction.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other guests initially announced by NBC last week included Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, Miley Cyrus, Robert De Niro, Martin Short and Kim Kardashian.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The company has billions in government contracts, primarily with NASA and the Pentagon.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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The 15th and 25th anniversary shows were primarily made up of cast members introducing archival clips.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Primitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primitively. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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