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Discover LudwigThe phrase "around initially" is not standard and may cause confusion in written English.
It could be used in contexts where you want to describe something that happens in a general area or context at the beginning of a situation.
Example: "The team gathered around initially to discuss their strategy before splitting into smaller groups."
Alternatives: "at first" or "in the beginning".
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There's a lot to get your head around initially.
Mr. Lee, 38, a manager at a computer software company, said he did shop around initially, but ultimately chose E-Loan in each refinancing.
It was a hard thing for us to wrap our heads around initially.
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Opinion is likely to move around, probably initially against the government.
Coach Barry Trotz wondered why Smith-Pelly had bounced around and initially viewed him with skepticism.
Emergency services shadowed around UK, initially big on drink, drugs and anti-social behaviour-linked callouts.
Periodic sightings increased until it became clear that there was a full-scale population explosion going on in around 2006, initially around the Bahamas.
Kostov and Marshall argue that sea surface temperatures and sea-ice around Antarctica initially cool and expand, respectively, in response to ozone-related changes in surface wind trends.
The last time around, Mr. Bush initially called for a halt to Israel's offensive, but as Mr. Sharon rebuffed the demand the president softened it.
"But then the commentary that was around it initially by people in authority - that people are entitled to support their team.
General Sisi and the civilian ministers around him initially pledged to try to include Mr. Morsi's Islamist supporters in a new democratic process.
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