originality

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There will always be a thirst for originality and something that hasn’t been done before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The film can hardly avoid being described as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” meets “Enemy of the State,” and that such comparisons are so obvious bespeaks a certain lack of originality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That sentiment can often seem true in a market where studio executives favor sequels and drab intellectual property over originality and fresh takes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

"Even if we do the restoration with our great artists and specialists in restoration, where will the originality be?" he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Only through imitation do we develop toward originality.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck