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Initially

/ɪˈnɪʃəli/

At the beginning or start of a process or situation.

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Initially, the project faced numerous obstacles.

He initially disagreed with the proposal, then changed his mind.

Initially cold and distant, she eventually warmed up.

Derived from the Latin word initium, meaning entrance or beginning, which evolved to initial in Late Latin and then into the English initially.

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