original sin
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One of Odysseus’ defining triumphs becomes, in Nolan’s telling, something closer to an original sin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
On a recent episode of What Next, Lizzie O’Leary spoke to Nagle about how America’s original sin is written into who we are today.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
Was the leniency of Chess.com this tale’s original sin?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
But as Milton was cleansed of original sin, Desdemona remained cognizant of her iniquity.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
