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original

[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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Bluetongue was first detected on farms in south-west Scotland in August and there have now been more than 100 infected animals in 41 locations, including four outside the original restriction zone .

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Zoe Kazan’s Cathy, which closely hews to Steinbeck’s original vision, defies easy assumptions about a woman’s wants and needs.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The original Roadster, which began production in 2008, was sold to help fund a bigger idea of what Tesla could become.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

She even sought out McDonald, another yacht rock OG, for a collab that didn’t end up making the LP, which expanded beyond her original premise as her listening broadened along with her cooking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It was kind of interesting,” said Kip Oberting, who had arranged for White Mountains to become Burry’s other original investor, before leaving for other ventures.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Each artist sings lead on his originals, and the record’s tracks alternate between the pair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

And Everton remain one of only six Premier League originals, along with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, who have never dropped out of the top tier.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And the worse the Netflix originals get, the clearer it becomes that artistic inferiority has been baked into the company’s business model.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

They look like the originals, but different in a way that is so clearly my grandfather’s style.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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