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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at first once" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an attempt to express an initial occurrence or experience, but the wording is confusing and unclear.
Example: "At first once, I thought it was a good idea, but then I changed my mind."
Alternatives: "initially" or "at the beginning".
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Television is likely to consume much of Ms. Stewart's time, at least at first, once she leaves prison.
Though the Zynga "-Ville" franchise was novel, even addictive at first, once players figured out the larger game mechanics, they moved on.
While I was quite skeptical at first, once I started the game I was taken aback at the fun I had running little Tiger tanks over miniature trees.
While how this cryptocurrency works may seem a bit complicated at first, once you actually get into it, you'll find you don't really need to know exactly HOW it works, but just to know it does work.
For all we know, Britain has just accidentally declared war on an entire continent, and while the fighting might be sluggish and unenthusiastic at first, once a few cities get popped like blisters and the bodies start really piling up, we'll probably get into it.
Though this can be creepy at first, once you get to know her, you can talk about some of the things she posted online.
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This process may be hard at first, but once you do it once, it will become easy.
He had one treatment every fortnight at first, then once every five weeks.
It was challenging at first, but once I caught up on maths it was fine".
The way they function seems complex at first, but once grasped it is extraordinarily simple.
I was a little scared at first, but once they got going, he just had this huge grin on him.
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