originality

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The David Geffen Galleries building, the newest of four that constitute the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a work of furious originality and ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Kim’s Convenience” may not win points for originality, but originality isn’t really the point of an immigrant family drama meant to be instantly, one might say universally, recognizable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In slopestyle, athletes navigate a course with a variety of obstacles, including rails and various jumps, and are judged on the breadth, originality, and quality of their stunts.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

“Food Network started losing its originality when it started to be more ‘Iron Chef America’ . . . cake-offs and ‘Iron Chef’ and ‘Chopped’ and all that.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

The emphasis on rhetoric as part of an education didn’t stress originality.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith