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original

[uh-rij-uh-nl] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /




NOUN
person who is eccentric
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The swift decision caps a three-week trial that saw a parade of tech titans take the stand, with Musk arguing that OpenAI's pivot to a profit-driven business betrayed its original nonprofit mandate.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Harry Truman’s gut renovation of the crumbling executive mansion aimed to preserve the original feel of the White House’s public areas and living quarters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

When shooting began in March, the production encountered a number of hiccups, including that it needed nearly double the parking space it had received a permit for, which was not part of the original approvals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The PG release will test if the comedian’s pull extends to the multiplex, where original family comedies are virtually extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

That was the problem with money: What people did with it had consequences, but they were so remote from the original action that the mind never connected the one with the other.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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