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[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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Instead, the findings favor an unusual problem during the original striking process, although the available evidence does not establish the exact sequence of events with certainty.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

But there still needs to be a foundation of original ideas, critical thinking and refined taste for the AI to build upon, the experts all emphasize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The original Scion launched in 2003 to bring younger buyers into Toyota’s aging base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Just four of the original team remain - the rest have moved to other units, or they have been wounded or killed.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

I give Dad another worried glance while I grab Pierre’s original cardboard home.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The results were “very close to the originals: same structure, same hooks reused with light rewording, and full sets of verses/choruses/bridges.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The franchise has been in the Netflix global top 10 for a total of 17 weeks and a total of 13 weeks in the Nielsen streaming originals top 10 since 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"An older audience might remember the originals and feel warmly towards them, and a younger audience might find an appeal in the retro aspect."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“We always think about it as sort of two audiences—as folks in the room, but it’s also the internet writ large,” said Mark Doumet, vice president of originals marketing for HBO and HBO Max.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

From their clothing they’re originals, people that got turned during the first dark days back during the war, before the armies realized that they had a bigger threat to fight than each other.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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