"zunächst" meaning in German

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          "word": "zuerst"
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          "english": "The cause of the accident remains unclear for now.",
          "text": "Die Ursache des Unfalls bleibt zunächst unklar.",
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        "(archaic) next, then, secondly (immediately following the first thing)"
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