originality
Example Sentences
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Now companies avoid originality in favor of “churning out more films within franchises,” which is cheaper and easier than developing original products with independent creators.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dan Tana’s originality continues to capture the city’s attention, its legacy now preserved in a memoir and carried on by its new owners, Mihajlo and Sonja Perenčević, who were friends of Dan Tana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
TCU said responses to the questions it cut—about its values and inclusivity—lacked originality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Judges praised the "originality, innovation, ambition" of Jolly's work which "confronts a topic of immense complexity in a gripping tour de force".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Mr. Nixon'd bring back the cane just to punish my lack of originality.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
