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original

[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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A Malaysian judge late last year rejected an original request to allow Najib to serve the rest of his time at home.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rather than measuring the original qubit directly, researchers transfer information to the ancilla and measure that auxiliary system instead.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Freestyle was the original Latin explosion, because it was created in New York, by the people of New York,” said Torres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

No, Martinů was much stranger and more original than that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Our original thesis was that the securitization machine was Wall Street’s big profit center and it was going to die,” said Eisman.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The results were “very close to the originals: same structure, same hooks reused with light rewording, and full sets of verses/choruses/bridges.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Toast's repair services are free, but off-the-peg "renewed" pieces fetch higher prices than the originals to reflect their unique character.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Our strategy is simple: invest in differentiated, exclusive, professionally-produced entertainment like Netflix originals that spark conversation, bring in more members, and make us a ‘must-have’ service,” Netflix said in its letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“That journey for us really expressed a selling point of the show, what makes ‘Industry’ unique,” said Mark Doumet, vice president of originals marketing for HBO and HBO Max.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The originals were retained in a special section of the Great Library called “the ships’ collection.”

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro


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