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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My comment: Go ahead and preserve any constants that are in the original prompt and carry them over into the revised prompt.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In fact, Gibbs’ father, Jackson Gibbs (a gentle Ralph Waite in the original series, an angrier Robert Taylor in this one), shows up just in order to warn his son not to go to Mexico and do that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
The actress first appeared on screens as Laurie in the original Halloween flick back in 1978.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The judge’s approval comes 11 days after attorneys tweaked wording in the original settlement agreement to address Wilken’s concerns.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In fact, Gibbs’ father, Jackson Gibbs (a gentle Ralph Waite in the original series, an angrier Robert Taylor in this one), shows up just in order to warn his son not to go to Mexico and do that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
The actress first appeared on screens as Laurie in the original Halloween flick back in 1978.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The judge’s approval comes 11 days after attorneys tweaked wording in the original settlement agreement to address Wilken’s concerns.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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