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Benjamin Millepied brought to the Park Avenue Armory his site-specific “Romeo and Juliet,” originally choreographed for Walt Disney Concert Hall and, later, the Hollywood Bowl, in collaboration with Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The federal trial originally scheduled for September was delayed on Wednesday until October, and has now been pushed to January 25, 2027.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

His remarks, made in conversation with European Council President António Costa, were originally reported by Iranian state media.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

We have seen that Roman lawyers regarded vestigia, which originally meant the tracks left by an animal, as a form of evidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton