as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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To figure out if enough methane and ethane escaped from these objects to no longer show up in their surface spectra, the scientists needed to estimate how much of these chemicals were originally trapped inside.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This story was originally published in NOTUS, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom from The Allbritton Journalism Institute.
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Chance was originally held in Harris County Jail under a $250,000 bond, Fox 26 Houston previously reported.
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This article was originally published in 2024.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This story was originally published in NOTUS, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom from The Allbritton Journalism Institute.
—Oriana González, Them, 21 Mar. 2025
Chance was originally held in Harris County Jail under a $250,000 bond, Fox 26 Houston previously reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This article was originally published in 2024.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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