originality

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Fartousi also worries that even after repairs, damaged heritage sites may never recover their original character, noting the entire idea of cultural heritage rests on "the concept of originality".

From Barron's • May 10, 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

But the Hitler Youth did not tolerate originality or individuality.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti