Sentence examples for but contrary to initial from inspiring English sources

The crew of the other sent a distress signal, but contrary to initial reports this was not a hijack alert.

But contrary to initial reports in the news media, much of the art stolen from museums was relatively obscure and quickly abandoned by the thieves.

Both Denise and Bill Richard are runners, but contrary to initial reports, Bill Richard did not run in the marathon on Monday.

Contrary to initial reports, Hasan is alive but has not yet been interviewed by investigators as he is on a ventilator.

Contrary to initial reports, the cat survived.

Autopsy reports indicate that, contrary to initial media reports, no bullets hit Brown in the back.

He was not carrying any further explosives on his body, contrary to initial reports.

Contrary to initial expectations, Enron will not have an equity stake in the unit once it is sold.

Michaela Heyer, a police spokeswoman, said that, contrary to initial reports, the airplane was not stormed by police.

And we now learn that many of the hostages were tortured and have been killed, contrary to initial reports.

Certainly — contrary to initial reports — Microsoft patched its software soon after the initial Shadow Brokers release in ways that suggested the company had become aware of the vulnerabilities.