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original

[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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That’s a significant win for advocates who have pushed to keep the law true to its original intent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But a spoof is under no obligation to turn that one joke into a full narrative as it does by deferring to a younger cast, and only checking in with the franchise’s original players occasionally.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The ultimate replacement rate of 36.6% is higher than the original rate for early retirees, and reduced from the exceedingly high rates that emerged from an error in the indexation of benefits in the 1970s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He said the original pact included an agreement intended to protect about 180 movable pieces of art and artifacts from removal, but that “there’s shades of gray here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We know the Germans are using a substitution cipher—each letter of the original German message has been replaced by another letter.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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