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original

[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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Wale should be given 12 rather than six months to stop using the land to keep non-agricultural animals, remove the enclosures and restore the site to its original condition, the inspector concluded.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

That pushed back the original completion date of late 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is best if the original owner names tiers of heirs so that if one disclaims, the next recipient is clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Its renovation ran 81% over its original budget.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I just want to complete my original mission. That ripple effect he’s so worried about”—he pointed at JB jeeringly—“pah! You won’t even feel it!”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“We always think about it as sort of two audiences—as folks in the room, but it’s also the internet writ large,” said Mark Doumet, vice president of originals marketing for HBO and HBO Max.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

“Don’t Say Good Luck” is predictable but undeniably sweet, aided by a star-making turn by Sandler, who’s already miles past her father in terms of quality Netflix originals.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Mr. Batiste’s originals distill Monk’s essence yet further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It was not, as I have already said, as blatant or extreme as in the originals; but it was there, nevertheless, like an undeveloped negative.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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