in the original
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: in the language used by the original writer
We read Homer in the original, not in translation.
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Malkovich's role, meanwhile, parallels the Hunger Games timeline depicted in the original book and film quartet, in which Snow was played by the late Donald Sutherland.
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Oregano adds freshness and hits the same bright note as basil in the original chicken dish.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
The Yogurt Shop Murders, directed by The Great Invisible helmer Margaret Brown and co-produced by A24, focuses on the lasting legacy of trauma the unsolved murders left in their wake and interrogation tactics used in the original investigation that have since been called into question.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Later amendments addressed gaps and shortcomings in the original document.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Oregano adds freshness and hits the same bright note as basil in the original chicken dish.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
The Yogurt Shop Murders, directed by The Great Invisible helmer Margaret Brown and co-produced by A24, focuses on the lasting legacy of trauma the unsolved murders left in their wake and interrogation tactics used in the original investigation that have since been called into question.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Later amendments addressed gaps and shortcomings in the original document.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“In the original.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20original. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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