in the original
idiom
: in the language used by the original writer
We read Homer in the original, not in translation.
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The new mix aims to clean up instances in the original mix where the sound of the instruments overwhelmed the equipment of the time.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Fox and Weisblatt originally tapped him to be the chef at Chez Renée, a restaurant that was planned to open in the original Giorgio Baldi space on PCH.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Ballistic missile technology and Iran’s proxy support for regional militias were not included in the original agreement due to Iran’s unwillingness to include those measures.
—Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
None of that was as clear in the original production.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Fox and Weisblatt originally tapped him to be the chef at Chez Renée, a restaurant that was planned to open in the original Giorgio Baldi space on PCH.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Ballistic missile technology and Iran’s proxy support for regional militias were not included in the original agreement due to Iran’s unwillingness to include those measures.
—Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
None of that was as clear in the original production.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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“In the original.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20original. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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