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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That figure would make Venezuela the government entity with the ninth-most money tied up in the original cryptocurrency, just behind North Korea.
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
While specifics behind Lawrence and Hutcherson's roles in the movie are still under wraps, those who have already read Sunrise on the Reaping know that Katniss and Peeta appear with Haymitch (whom Woody Harrelson played in the original four Hunger Games movies) in an epilogue chapter.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The new proposal also adds an understory level for parking and storage that wasn’t included in the original plans.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
While specifics behind Lawrence and Hutcherson's roles in the movie are still under wraps, those who have already read Sunrise on the Reaping know that Katniss and Peeta appear with Haymitch (whom Woody Harrelson played in the original four Hunger Games movies) in an epilogue chapter.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The new proposal also adds an understory level for parking and storage that wasn’t included in the original plans.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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