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Only one former trader in the world now remains convicted: former Barclays trader Peter Johnson, who was also one of the original whistleblowers in the interest rate rigging scandal.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In Arizona, the original developer for the first Mattel Adventure Park exited the project and a neighboring resort took over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Around this time, Kearns made his way to Chicago, where he studied acting at the original Goodman School of Drama, which became the Theatre School at DePaul University, and graduated in 1972.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But the thing to know is that they will get the current market price of the bonds currently in the fund, not their original principal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s the most parodied painting in history, but every parody just draws more attention to the original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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“His career was built on originals: ‘Born on the Fourth of July,’ ‘Risky Business,’ ‘Rain Man.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Axel Scheffler said AI pictures are "a breach of copyright" and lose their charm when compared to the hand-drawn originals.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Blue Note Records released her breakthrough solo LP, 1993’s “Blue Light ‘Til Dawn,” a mix of originals and covers of work by blues pioneer Robert Johnson and folk singers Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
When mediocrity is the core objective of an extremely powerful company like this one, success hinges on turning the once-discerning viewer into a machine cog as mindless as one of Netflix’s baffling originals.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Everything was topsy-turvy: the originals were fake; the fakes were original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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