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As the TV landscape continues to shape-shift, few programs have remained true to their original concept after decades on the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The anniversary is supported by Arup and Sir Robert McAlpine, both of whom worked on the original construction.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Kiki’s Delivery Service” is not a Hayao Miyazaki original.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
If stock prices are your go-to economic barometer then you could be forgiven for ignoring the original “China Shock” a quarter-century ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Everything was topsy-turvy: the originals were fake; the fakes were original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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 ballad “Heart of Stone,” one of their best early originals, made the Billboard Top 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The costume, which was one of three originals made, went under the hammer at an online auction on Monday at Auctioneum Ltd in Bristol.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Although the regrown tissues were not perfect replicas of the originals, the researchers believe the approach could eventually help reduce scarring and improve tissue repair after amputations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Both sets of terms, like their Greek originals, included the whole study of nature, animate and inanimate—thus Boyle’s Physiological Essays of 1661 are about natural science as a whole.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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