as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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What to know about the incidents Security footage videos that captured the incidents began circulating online after WAVE News originally reported the story and acquired the footage from the homeowner Aug. 30.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
The Norwood Lateral closed in the westbound direction in early June and was originally scheduled to reopen after 80 days in late August.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Now, after years of fits-and-starts development, the 86-year-old Scott returns to the arena, with Paul Mescal stepping into the sandals of Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of the tyrannical Commodus, originally played by Joaquin Phoenix.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
This article originally misstated that Philip Mulder was a co-author on a 2023 paper about overvaluation in the housing market.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
The Norwood Lateral closed in the westbound direction in early June and was originally scheduled to reopen after 80 days in late August.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Now, after years of fits-and-starts development, the 86-year-old Scott returns to the arena, with Paul Mescal stepping into the sandals of Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of the tyrannical Commodus, originally played by Joaquin Phoenix.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
This article originally misstated that Philip Mulder was a co-author on a 2023 paper about overvaluation in the housing market.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
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