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He examined the original specimens - known as "types" - that had been collected in Ecuador during the 19th century and preserved in the museum ever since.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
I missed the rhythms of Shakespeare’s music, though the most compelling poetic imagery in the adaptation is from the original.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
By dialing down the sweetener in the original formula, their theory goes, Starbucks is forcing them to spend more on pumps of vanilla syrup or other add-ins to remake their drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
This usually involves a tribunal where an independent panel re-examine the original decision made by the department.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Back in the 1980s, the original stated purpose of the mortgage-backed bond had been to redistribute the risk associated with home mortgage lending.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
When mediocrity is the core objective of an extremely powerful company like this one, success hinges on turning the once-discerning viewer into a machine cog as mindless as one of Netflix’s baffling originals.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Fans of animated originals can rest assured that both Pixar and Disney Animation have new stories on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Senussi Files that Nouzille has are copies, not originals, so they cannot be forensically tested.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Her 2022 release, “Ghost Song,” featured compositions by Kate Bush, Sting and Gregory Porter as well as her own originals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The originals were to be designated the Alpha racetracks; the new, smaller racetracks, which would have thirty-six tanks arranged in a rectangle, with two ion sources each, were labeled Betas.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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