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originality

[uh-rij-uh-nal-i-tee] / əˌrɪdʒ əˈnæl ɪ ti /


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“Euphoria” “If buzz and originality mean anything, ‘Pluribus’ will join ‘The Pitt’ as a front-runner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

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

The ad's originality lay in the fact it did not directly show off the product, but instead promised a new world of emancipation for consumers thanks to home computers.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

This time, we’re seeing the actor’s answer to “The Studio,” only instead of satirizing the industry’s artistically cheapening franchise obsession, it warns of the full extinction of originality by way of ChatGPT.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Take discovery, which was regarded as the highest form of originality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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