al·way

[awl-wey]
adverb Archaic.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English allwaye, alle wey; Old English ealneweg, equivalent to ealne (accusative singular masculine of eal all) + weg way; the accusative denoted duration

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It is alway the mindless first step that people take.
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